XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/6/2026 10:21 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Q: Why does iOS ask for your passwd even though you never logged out?   
   > A: ?     
   >   
   > Every day, all day, my iPad asks me for my passwd multiple times in a row.   
   >         
   > That's just a fact.   
   >         
   >   
   > It's not an opinion.   
   > It's how iOS works.   
   >   
   > But why?   
   >   
   > Most people don't remember it because when it asks, they enter the passwd.   
   > Even though they never logged out.   
   >   
   > And then they forget all about it.   
   >   
   > Most people never wonder why Apple asks for the password even though   
   > they're logged in because they never logged out. For years.   
   >   
   >   
   > But watch what happens if you do NOT enter the password again & again.   
   > Just watch.   
   >   
   > Eventually Apple bricks the device (in about two years time, twice so far).   
   > You have to go to the Apple store & present government ID to unlock it.   
   >   
   > And then...   
   > You enter the password.   
   >   
   > And your two-year cycle begins anew.   
   > Ask me how I know this.   
   >   
   > The question is WHY does Apple require your account passwd even though   
   > you're logged in and even though you never logged out (for years on end)?   
      
   Never had iOS on several phones and iPads ask for my Apple password   
   unless something unusual I did triggers it. Or maybe you don't have Face   
   ID and fingerprint enabled?   
      
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