Do THIS before it's TOO LATE! - How to create & add Recovery & Legacy Contact for your Apple Account

[@abdulla744]

Most thorough explanation I saw, great review .. keep it up !

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate you and your kind words @abdulla744! Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@YTVIKO]

Thank you so much for this video. This is a great production and helped me understand all the recovery options. 10/10

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate you and your kind words @YTVIKO! Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@zahirkhan778]

10:50 I wonder what questions they ask.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Good question @zahirkhan778, it probably changes overtime too! Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@clevewest12]

This video is super super helpful. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Learnwithjoel]

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[@theroamingcanuck49]

Hi, if I have a recovery contact and they give me a code to get into a locked Apple ID, (I can't log into it because the recovery key doesn't work) where do I enter the code?

[@ChiZicSG]

Wow, Thank YOU Sooooooo Very Much ! A Big Hugging from Singapore. ;-)😍

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @ChiZicSG! Hope all is well from the other side of the globe! THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

[@terrybono5995]

2:08 after selecting add recovery contact it goes to a security delay in progress window with a 1 hour timer counting down

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @terrybono5995 You most likely have "Stolen Device Protection" turned on that was recently added in an iOS update. This is another layer of security that doesn't allow to change certain info related to your Apple ID if you're not at a Significant location. It's a good thing, but can be a pain. This feature can be turned off and on again. Below is an Apple Support Article related to it: About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone support.apple.com/en-us/HT212510 THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

[@terrybono5995]

@@Learnwithjoel i already figured it out

[@ANI915]

Fantastic thank you so much❤

[@ANI915]

@@LearnwithjoelIt did the same to me so had to turn it off to add recovery contact, should I turn it back on or off when I finish adding my recovery contact.

[@Spritofjazz]

Whenever I click the link to accept it just brings me to an Apple support site page even though I meet all the prerequisites listed?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Spritofjazz, The link for Recovery or Legacy contact? What device are you doing it from? So when someone adds you, the link isn't working? Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@RJ-rk9nm]

what version of OS are you using for this video?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @RJ-rk9nm! Many of my older videos I've forgotten to put in that important information, but many of my newer ones I should have it in the description. This video is: *Devices used in this tutorial:* macOS 14 Sonoma iOS 17 & iPadOS 17 Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@RJ-rk9nm]

@@Learnwithjoel Thank you!!

[@zahirkhan778]

Every apple user must watch this

[@Learnwithjoel]

I agree @zahirkhan778! Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@daniell.6805]

This recovery process is only when someone forgets their Apple ID password or can this also be used when someone forgets their iPhone passcode to unlock Face ID? I’m at the 3 hour countdown and can’t remember my new passcode I created to unlock my iPhone. If this recovery process works for device passcodes at what point can I start the recovery process? When I’m completely locked out? Thank you.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @daniell.6805, This would be only for the Apple ID Account. If you forgot the passcode to unlock the actual device, then the only way around that is to wipe the phone and start from scratch. You could then restore from an iCloud backup, but I'm pretty sure that would have the same passcode on it. If you're syncing everything to iCloud however, you really wouldn't lose content as all of your Photos/videos, text messages, contacts, calendars and such should be in the cloud. Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been beneficial, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

[@stonergee420]

how can I bypass two factor authentication code if I lost my phone ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @stonergee420. Apple does not offer a way to turn off 2-Factor Authentication, however if you lost your iPhone, you can go to iCloud.com/find Here you should be able to login with just your Apple Account and password and there is an option to look at your devices without getting a code to your trusted device. Check out the @Apple Support article below for more info on this! Sign in to Find Devices on iCloud.com support.apple.com/guide/icloud/sign-in-mm4c0bd11731/1.0/icloud/1.0 Thank you so much for taking your time to watch this video. It is greatly appreciated! If this video has been helped you, I would be honored if you would consider sharing it with your social media network and expressing your gratitude for its assistance. Kindly subscribe if you have not already done so. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.