2 factor authentication needs accessibility improvements

While I haven't done this on an iOS device, I recently activated 2FA by accident and had to then use the apple ID website to deactivate it. While it's annoying that every didgit goes into its own box so you can't just hit paste, VoiceOver on the mac did give me feedback while I was entering it in "enter security code digit 1 of 6, 2 of 6..." etc so I didn't feel like I was lost. Perhaps this is more broken on iOS. However, if you keep in mind the focus will automatically move from one field to the next as you type I think you should be fine. You can also enter the code multiple times, so you won't be locked out of your account if you get it wrong once.

I am very confused by this post. Quite often I use iOS devices to enter the six digit code. I have had no problems at all. I just type the six digits and I am automatically moved to the next input field.

I will often log into my Apple ID, or at times, the Report a Problem, website on a Windows machine in IE, and when the edit fields pop up and I get the 6 digit code on my phone, I just type in the numbers and focus is brought to the next field automatically. I even believe that once I type in the last number, it logs me in automatically, or I have to press the enter key. Either way, it works fine on my end. I do agree that it could uss some improvements, but in general, it does work fine at the moment.

The only issues I once had with it though was logging into iCloud for Windows and when I had to enter the code there, it never quite logged me in properly. Older versions of the iCloud for Windows was completely useless and I could never even enter my numbers, but since version 6, I at least was able to navigate through the fields and type in the numbers.

But like I said, for the most part, it works fine.

I don’t use 2 factor authentication because I don’t want to deal with having to type a code in every time I need to log in. What I would like to see Apple do with 2 factor is instead of having to type in a security code (which is a royak pain with VoiceOver especially without a physical keyboard), if 2 factor is enabled, Apple would send a notification to your phone with an approve or decline button and you could simply double tap one of them to take action. They could also send this notification in an email So action can be taken from a pc if need be. If Apple did that, I would consider enabling it, but until then, I refuse.

With Two factor, if you creat a new Apple Id you will have two factor turned on, there is no way to get this turned off. While the edit fields may seem to not do what you might want I agree with the person, who said that it tells you what number psotion you are at. Older security types from what I understand are different and do not need that varification code.

I also think it would be easier if Apple designed two factor so that you could simply paste the code into the edit field. You could then three finger quadruple tap to copy the code, then paste into the edit field. Or, Apple could use Touch ID or Face ID to use two factor authentication.