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This is a blatant lie.

aphextron 9y ago
>This is a blatant lie. No, it's not. Try recovering your iCloud password from the web right now. I couldn't believe it either. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 "For your security, recovery includes a waiting period that may be several days or longer depending on the information you can provide to verify your identity. Apple Support cannot help you shorten this time. "
- debaserab2 9y ago
  If you want to reset your password, it's pretty much standard operating procedure: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 Not sure where you got that quote from - it's not in the link you pasted.
  - computerex 9y ago
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 Try this link. > Account recovery is an automated process designed to get you back into your Apple ID account* as quickly as possible and deny access to unauthorized users. For your security, recovery might take several days or longer, depending on the verification information that you can provide.
    - debaserab2 9y ago
      It's still pretty disingenuous to suggest the process will usually take several days just for a "password reset". This is a pretty specific scenario where you've lost access to a device associated with your Apple ID, you're using two factor auth, and you've forgotten what your apple ID is. This isn't a password reset workflow at all.
- bdamm 9y ago
  The link you provided documents account recovery, not password change. Also, the word "waiting" does not appear on that page anywhere.
  - mikestew 9y ago
    Also, the word "waiting" does not appear on that page anywhere. Probably undiscerning cut-and-paste from some FUD article, without actually verifying it themselves. I say this because the text of the article might have changed since that little nugget was stashed away, as one can find the following text in the linked article: "Next, wait for the recovery process to finish, which might take a few days or more." And I say "without verifying it" because, well, that has nothing to do with changing your password. Had it actually been tried, it would become evident that these are two very different operations.
- laurent123456 9y ago
  > For your security Translation: we can't be bothered to come up with a secure solution so we offload that onto our users.
- Gaelan 9y ago
  Google also has a similar process for some password resets.
  - freedomben 9y ago
    It's interesting to me how much of the Apple apologia has become, `it's not as bad as ${getCompanyfromContext()}` or `${getRandomCompetitor()} does it too, so that makes it ok`
- mikestew 9y ago
  The article at that link has nothing to do with resetting passwords, it refers to recovering your lost account password. It even says so right in the text that you quoted. The article you're looking for is probably this one: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487
imron 9y ago
The first sentence isn't.
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ksk 9y ago
I wonder if bugs impacted 100% of users, would people still argue over minutia.

>This is a blatant lie. No, it's not. Try recovering your iCloud password from the web right now. I couldn't believe it either. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 "For your security, recovery includes a waiting period that may be several days or longer depending on the information you can provide to verify your identity. Apple Support cannot help you shorten this time. "

debaserab2 9y ago
If you want to reset your password, it's pretty much standard operating procedure: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 Not sure where you got that quote from - it's not in the link you pasted.
- computerex 9y ago
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921 Try this link. > Account recovery is an automated process designed to get you back into your Apple ID account* as quickly as possible and deny access to unauthorized users. For your security, recovery might take several days or longer, depending on the verification information that you can provide.
  - debaserab2 9y ago
    It's still pretty disingenuous to suggest the process will usually take several days just for a "password reset". This is a pretty specific scenario where you've lost access to a device associated with your Apple ID, you're using two factor auth, and you've forgotten what your apple ID is. This isn't a password reset workflow at all.
bdamm 9y ago
The link you provided documents account recovery, not password change. Also, the word "waiting" does not appear on that page anywhere.
- mikestew 9y ago
  Also, the word "waiting" does not appear on that page anywhere. Probably undiscerning cut-and-paste from some FUD article, without actually verifying it themselves. I say this because the text of the article might have changed since that little nugget was stashed away, as one can find the following text in the linked article: "Next, wait for the recovery process to finish, which might take a few days or more." And I say "without verifying it" because, well, that has nothing to do with changing your password. Had it actually been tried, it would become evident that these are two very different operations.
laurent123456 9y ago
> For your security Translation: we can't be bothered to come up with a secure solution so we offload that onto our users.
Gaelan 9y ago
Google also has a similar process for some password resets.
- freedomben 9y ago
  It's interesting to me how much of the Apple apologia has become, `it's not as bad as ${getCompanyfromContext()}` or `${getRandomCompetitor()} does it too, so that makes it ok`
mikestew 9y ago
The article at that link has nothing to do with resetting passwords, it refers to recovering your lost account password. It even says so right in the text that you quoted. The article you're looking for is probably this one: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487 https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201487

imron 9y ago

The first sentence isn't.

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ksk 9y ago

I wonder if bugs impacted 100% of users, would people still argue over minutia.