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I mean, how Apple is letting someone change my Apple ID password just by knowing my iPhone pass code, that's insane.

What's the point of having an Apple ID password if you can change it with the phone pass code ? It just bother the regular users to have 2 passwords to remember, but adds no security whatsoever...

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Apple says you are supposed to set a second PIN under screen time to prevent Account Changes.

Did you try this to confirm it’s even true? It takes 5 seconds, just try it. Because I did. My iPhone prompted me for my password in addition to the PIN.

Maybe we shouldn’t take this article at face value.

In the time it took you to type out that snarky response I did in fact try it and it allows it under the following conditions:

1. you have a passcode set

2. you are logged into iCloud.

1 & 2 are true for nearly everyone so sounds like yes this is still a problem.

Likely been already fixed as a result of issues like these.

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