I was able to file without needing any ID.me account. But for the refund to be given to me, they are sending notices (by mail) saying they are only doing electr

I was able to file without needing any ID.me account. But for the refund to be given to me, they are sending notices (by mail) saying they are only doing electronic payments due to some executive order, and that you have to create an IRS account. When you go the IRS website, that's when you encounter this ID.me thing