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by nabla9 1473 days ago
SMS works with password access as 2FA it's part of plan A in recovery.

None of the methods you mention are something that should be expected from normal users. Or they don't work when traveling. I travel a lot.

"There is a way you could set it up" does not mean Apple has a good solution. As I'm a person without family and only one iPhone I stay away. People who don't pay attention are fucked.
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ThePowerOfFuet 1473 days ago
No, the first 2FA step is for Apple to send your Apple devices a TOTP code, which is not delivered via SMS. This is the case in every situation.

Only if you have no access to any device do you need to fall back to account recovery via SMS or phone call, to any pre-registered number.

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