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Subject: Re: Ignoring requests for Apple ID
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:25 -0000 (UTC)
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Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> On 2024-06-29 15:17:10 +0000, <bp@www.zefox.net> said:
>> Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
>>> Am 29.06.24 um 06:11 schrieb Your Name:
>>>> On 2024-06-29 01:29:59 +0000, <bp@www.zefox.net> said:
>>>>> 
>>>>> For some time the iPhone6 I carry for emergencies has asked
>>>>> for my apple ID. I always touch "not now" and go about my
>>>>> business. So far, there hasn't been any repercussion and
>>>>> the phone works when I need it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Why is the phone asking, and will something bad happen, like the
>>>>> phone not working, if I keep hitting "not now"?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for reading,
>>>>> 
>>>>> bob prohaska
>>>> 
>>>> Shouldn't be any problem, but there are many reasons why it might be
>>>> asking for it, so you may want to look into why it keeps asking. Apple
>>>> ID is required for things like iCloud features, updating of apps of
>>>> iOS, recent changes to your Touch ID or Face ID, etc., etc.
>>> 
>>> An iPhone that was never set up completely always asks for the iCloud
>>> credentials first when turned on and does it again and again.
>> 
>> In my case none of those features are useful since my phone plan
>> does not include data. To me it's just a phone, for calls in a
>> pinch. It appears that I can ignore the demands for a password.
>> 
>> Thanks for reading,
>> 
>> bob prohaska
> 
> If it is iCloud features that keeps asking for the Apple ID and you do 
> not want to use them, then you're probably best to turn iCloud off to 
> stop it asking. Exactly how to do that may depend on the version of iOS 
> you're using, but try: <https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-iCloud>

Part of my unease is that the phone asks for my Apple ID when it's
totally offline, giving no explanation. I've never used iCloud
and only have an Apple ID because of a single purchase of OSX
around ten years ago. 

Thanks for writing,

bob prohaska