# The two-factor authentication apple **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [October 3, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184 "2018-10-03T20:47:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/1 "2018-10-03T20:47:57Z")
I can’t pay for the apple developer program. They want me to turn on the two-factor authentication. But how can I publish an application from service [thunkable.com](http://thunkable.com)? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/5/05954472d7258c463eb77c12de45f69eda16057f.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/4/547434fb19546c96dbc1fe08883db4c5f1baf8b8.png) ---
**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/2 "2018-10-03T21:09:23Z")
You can’t, an update was supposed to come out by september but it got delayed, a few days and it should be online 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/wei/32/26160_2.png) [@wei](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wei)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/3 "2018-10-03T23:45:53Z")
Hi @Pavel_A🙂 For the short term solution, you can turn it on temporarily and then turn it off. You can find more information here - > [@IMPORTANT: Two-Factor Authentication & Publishing to iOS App Store on Thunkable Cross Platform ✕](http://community.thunkable.com/t/important-two-factor-authentication-publishing-to-ios-app-store-on-thunkable-cross-platform/42504): > > Background To publish your app to the App Store on Thunkable Cross Platform ✕, we currently require users to turn off two-factor authentication. [Apple recently made a change](https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT204915) requiring new users and those that have upgraded to the latest iOS or MacOS to turn on two-factor authentication. If you have two-factor authentication turned on, you will currently\* not be able to publish to the iOS App Store. Recommendation (1) If you have not turned on two-factor authentication and would like to pub… Hope this helps! Best, Wei ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/4 "2018-10-04T04:05:20Z")
Yes. I am waiting too ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/5 "2018-10-04T04:10:07Z")
Hi [wei](http://community.thunkable.com/u/wei) thanks ---
**Author:** ![wei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/wei/32/26160_2.png) [@wei](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wei)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/6 "2018-10-04T04:12:26Z")
Have you tried? You can turn it on temporarily, then purchase the Apple Developer Program, and turn it off once you are set up. Please let me know if there is anything we can help! Wei ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/7 "2018-10-04T09:35:04Z")
No, I have not tried it. I can log in to the apple ID, icloud from the pc computer. but enable the two-factor authentification I can only from an apple device with iOs 9 and above. I don’t have this device. So now I’m looking for a friend with an apple device. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![wei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/wei/32/26160_2.png) [@wei](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wei)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/8 "2018-10-04T16:53:06Z")
Ohh … Please keep us posted! Wei ---
**Author:** ![el\_turco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/el_turco/32/20529_2.png) [@el\_turco](https://community.thunkable.com/u/el_turco)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/9 "2018-10-04T21:45:45Z")
Guys, two-factor authentication MUST be turned on for Apple IDs to sign up for Developer program according to Apple. I tried it ☹ and also developers in order to be able to submit their apps to the App store. Temporarily turn off/on option has been removed. I’m waiting for Thunkable fix the two factor obstacle. ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/10 "2018-10-05T09:27:41Z")
Hi [el\_turco](http://community.thunkable.com/u/el_turco) This means that now I can not disable two-factor authentication as written here? > [@IMPORTANT: Two-Factor Authentication & Publishing to iOS App Store on Thunkable Cross Platform ✕](http://community.thunkable.com/t/important-two-factor-authentication-publishing-to-ios-app-store-on-thunkable-cross-platform/42504): > > Background To publish your app to the App Store on Thunkable Cross Platform ✕, we currently require users to turn off two-factor authentication. [Apple recently made a change](https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT204915) requiring new users and those that have upgraded to the latest iOS or MacOS to turn on two-factor authentication. If you have two-factor authentication turned on, you will currently\* not be able to publish to the iOS App Store. Recommendation (1) If you have not turned on two-factor authentication and would like to pub… ---
**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/11 "2018-10-05T13:58:37Z")
Nope you must wait for the update ---
**Author:** ![Pavel\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@Pavel\_A](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pavel_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/12 "2018-10-05T14:28:58Z")
I’m understood, thank you ---
**Author:** ![el\_turco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/el_turco/32/20529_2.png) [@el\_turco](https://community.thunkable.com/u/el_turco)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/13 "2018-10-05T16:31:07Z")
Hey @Pavel_A Yes that’s right! ---
**Author:** ![towball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/towball/32/68409_2.png) [@towball](https://community.thunkable.com/u/towball)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/14 "2019-04-02T08:56:09Z")
There is no option to turn off 2 step. I will be updating my app on Xthunkable and when I am sure it is ready I will turn on 2 step to get into apple developer. You have 2 weeks to turn off 2 step, so I will turn it off, load my update to the app. This is what I had to do last time. Then I started another account and went through the process again. Thunkable when will this be resolved??? ---
**Author:** ![darren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/darren/32/69854_2.png) [@darren](https://community.thunkable.com/u/darren)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/15 "2019-04-02T11:38:12Z")
@towball I believe all issues here are resolved. I was able to publish [my new app](https://amblemind.com/tiptrainer) to the App Store WITH 2-factor authentication **_turned on_** 2 weeks ago. All I did was follow the instructions here: [https://docs.thunkable.com/publish-to-app-store-ios](https://docs.thunkable.com/publish-to-app-store-ios) Darren [Thunkable X Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThunkableXTutorials) ---
**Author:** ![towball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/towball/32/68409_2.png) [@towball](https://community.thunkable.com/u/towball)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/16 "2019-04-03T21:45:53Z")
Thats great tks ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-two-factor-authentication-apple/50184/17 "2024-11-08T11:55:15Z")