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Argh! Incredibly annoying edge case! I'm in Poland, but have all my language settings set to English, and the only country codes for receiving SMSs are those of
by mootothemax 14y ago
Argh! Incredibly annoying edge case! I'm in Poland, but have all my language settings set to English, and the only country codes for receiving SMSs are those of English-speaking countries!
Can't see any easy way to change my language on the page. How annoying!
- pooriaazimi 14y agoIt's annoying, but isn't an edge case. Lots of people use US stores (because it has more content) and gift cards. And, as it's stated in the FAQ [1], SMS option is only available in those countries at the moment, regardless of where you're located. When it becomes available in Poland, they'll text you and you can activate it. But until then, you can safely use 2FA without an SMS backup (as I did). [1]: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570
- madeofpalk 14y agoYeah, they havent done a good job of localising this. In Australia it asks for an 'area code' as well has my phone number for my mobile phone. How can a MOBILE phone have an area code (in Australia, area codes are per state). Now, I know that technically the area code for ALL mobile phone numbers is 04, so I split that up. Nope, SMS never arrives. Next I removed the leading zero from the area code so it would be formatted as +61 4 xxxx xxxx. Those who are familiar with Telcos and the way phone numbers work internationally would eventually stumble onto the right solution. Still pretty shocking though.