XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-06 08:54, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > 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?   
      
   Look at the images.   
      
   It happened nearly 4 years ago.   
      
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