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   Brock McNuggets to -hh   
   Re: Why does iOS ask for your passwd eve   
   10 Jan 26 17:49:09   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 10, 2026 at 4:25:53 AM MST, "-hh" wrote   
   <10jtd01$33tij$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 1/9/26 15:03, Tyrone wrote:   
   >> On Jan 7, 2026 at 10:55:45 PM EST, "Maria Sophia"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> This explains why different users see different behavior.   
   >>   
   >> You wish.   
   >>>   
   >>> A. Users with many Apple services enabled have more tokens, so there are   
   >>> more chances for one to expire.   
   >>   
   >> I have everything enabled on about 16 active devices. I have NEVER been   
   >> randomly prompted to enter my password. Not hourly.  Not daily. Not monthly.   
   >> NOT "Every day, all day long".   
   >>   
   >> This explains why you are full of shit.   
   >   
   > I do recall a period around five years ago where there was some sort of   
   > issue with iCloud, such that users were being prompted 'frequently' for   
   > passwords on their devices.   
   >   
   > T'was weird & irritating, but also quite obviously an isolated incident.   
   >   
   > Fast-forward to today, I don't recall having to enter my iCloud password   
   > on any device for at least all of last year (2025)...its just not one of   
   > the things that I bother to that explicitly track...but I did find a   
   > notation that I used it while setting up a new device in January 2024.   
   >   
   >   
   > -hh   
      
   I have been asked when using iCloud. As I should be!   
      
      
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