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"My iPhone keeps asking for my Apple ID password. What can I do to fix this issue?" Many iPhone users claim that sometimes the Apple ID Verification message keeps popping up on their iPhone screens for their Apple ID to be verified by entering the password. When receiving the Apple ID verification message, you are provided with an option to go to Settings on your device to try to fix the problem. However, if that doesn't work and the message keeps popping up, you can try the following 8 methods to fix iPhone Keeps Asking for Apple ID Password.
Here are some possible reasons why the iPhone keeps randomly asking Apple ID password:
1. If iCloud sync fails, the system may keep asking you to enter your Apple ID password to re-authenticate your identity and resolve the sync issue.
2. When the iPhone is running an outdated version of iOS, some system anomalies may occur, including the problem of repeatedly asking for the Apple ID password.
3. If you've recently downloaded an app or purchased digital content, incomplete downloads or updates will continually trigger a passcode prompt asking to verify your Apple ID identity.
4. Sometimes an authentication conflict is triggered when you use the same Apple ID on multiple devices. In this case, the system may keep asking you to enter your password to reconfirm your account information.
As what we have talked before, if you see the Apple ID Verification message asking you to enter the password for your Apple ID, you can try to resolve this problem as instructed. Then you can observe whether the message will come back or not. If the prompt doesn't show up again, well, congratulations! If it returns back and iPhone Apple ID password keeps asking, you can try to perform a restarting on your device. Actually quite a few minor errors and problems appearing on your device can be fixed just by a simple restart. How to reboot you iPhone depends on which iPhone model you are using. You can refer to here to learn how to restart your device from Apple Support.
The issue of Apple ID not working on iPhone may be resulted from that you are running a version of iOS which is out of date. So when you encounter this question, you can check your device for updates. If any update is available, you can update and install the latest version of iOS according the following steps.
Step 1: Open Setting on your device and then tap General to go on.
Step 2: On the General page, click the option of Software Update to continue.
Step 3: If there is an update available, hit Download and Install and then install the updates immediately. Enter your passcode to confirm if needed.
Notice: Make sure your iPhone has enough power so that it won't shutdown automatically during this process. And confirm that your device is well connected to the network. If your device is already up to date, move on to the next method.
Some people may ask why it is recommended to fix this issue of iPhone keeping asking for Apple ID password by turning off and turning on FaceTime & iMessage. You will need to sign into your Apple ID first of all if you need to use FaceTime & iMessage. So here you can disable and re-enable FaceTime & iMessage to see if that helps.
Step 1: Go to Settings > Messages, and then click the slider to disable iMessage.
Step 2: Go to Settings > FaceTime, and then click the slider to turn off FaceTime.
Step 3: Wait for a while and then turn on the features of FaceTime and iMessage.
Apple's iCloud authentication service will be reset after the Apple account is logged out, so you can try to fix the problem that your iPhone keeps asking for Apple ID password by signing out of Apple ID and then signing in again. Here are the instructions:
Step 1: Go to Settings on your device and tap your name.
Step 2: Tap Sign out at the bottom of the page, enter the Apple ID password and then click Turn Off to confirm that you want to sign out.
Tip: If the system prompts you "Apple id sign out is not available due to restrictions", you may have turned on the screen time limit, just turn it off.
Step 3: Then you can be back to Settings and sign in again with your correct Apple ID and its password.
If you have tried signing out of Apple ID and signing in again but the problem still persists, you may have the need to change your Apple ID password. Now follow below steps to change your Apple ID password.
Step 1: Navigate to Settings, tap [your name] and then select Password & Security on your device.
Step 2: On the Password & Security page, click Change Password to move on.
Step 3: Enter your current password or device passcode, then enter a new password and confirm the new password.
Step 4: Click Change Password to make sure.
Step 5: Sign in with your new Apple ID password to access Apple features and services.
How to reset the Apple ID password if you forgot it? Resetting Apple ID password if you forgot it is a little complex. It depends on the different types of security that you use for your Apple ID. You can reset Apple ID password with two-factor authentication, using email address or security questions, two-step verification and so on if your forgot the password.
A weak and unstable WiFi signal will influence network on your iPhone and cause the error of repeatly asking for Apple ID password as it may not completely logged into due to the poor WiFi connection. So reset network settings may do help to problems relating to Apple ID password.
Step 1: Tap Settings > General > Reset.
Step 2: Select Reset Network Settings, enter Passcode or Face ID if required to go on, and then tap Reset Network Settings to confirm your action.
If your iPhone still keeps asking for your Apple ID password, you can reset all Settings on your iPhone in order to clear all necessary errors related to your Settings. Resetting all setting on your iPhone won't erase data on your device. How to reset all settings on your iPhone? You just need:
Step 1: Launch Settings app and tap General to proceed.
Step 2: Click Reset to go on and then choose the option of Reset All Settings.
Step 3: Enter your password when asked and then tap Reset All Settings to confirm.
If you have tried the above all methods but on one works, the last but not least suggestion for you is to back up and restore iPhone via iTunes. Restoring iPhone may help you resolve this issue.
Step 1: Run iTunes on your computer. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your computer and you may have the need to input the device password or trust this computer if instructions appearing on the screen and asking you to do so.
Step 3: When your device appears in the iTunes interface, click your iPhone icon to go on.
Step 4: Select Back Up Now to do a backup for your device and wait for the process to complete. After your backup is completed, click Restore iPhone to restore the latest backup to iPhone and then follow the on-screen instructions to finish this process.
Before you are going to restore your device, if Find My iPhone is enabled on your device, go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone, tap the toggle to switch it to the white OFF position and then enter your Apple ID password to turn off Find My iPhone on your device.
If you bought a used iPhone and it still has the previous owner's Apple ID logged in, or you forgot your Apple ID password, how do you remove Apple ID from your iPhone without a password? iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius is the ideal solution.
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The iPhone keeps asking you to enter your Apple ID password, which may bother you. This article describes the possible causes of this problem and the options to fix it, and you can follow the guide to troubleshoot it in order. If you find the content of this article useful, please share it with someone who needs it.
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