That's not true for SMS-2FA, since text messages are often delivered to the device with the browser. Safari on both macOS and iOS will offer to automatically fill in the code received from SMS.
Apple has absolutely hijacked SMS. I missed a text from a family member for months becuase Apple decided it should go to my iPad that I never knowingly activated iMessage on.
Seems new. I still dunno why Apple made it such a secret.
Drove me bonkers when my carrier claimed I sent an SMS but my phone showed I had not.
Edit: others reported that there’s a message that said “Your Carrier May charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage” that would still send even if you hit “Cancel”.
Seems like a lot of providers don’t charge for this SMS, but for those that do, it can be a costly int’l SMS.
iOS visuals have changed since 2012, but the process is the same in 2021: 1. full-screen message 2. another full-screen message with a numpad and buttons.
I'm surprised that this feature is not massively used to scam people. Is it because sending service SMS is restricted to certain parties?
On the Mac, Safari has that built in, if you get an SMS (delivered to the same Messages app as iMessage), the browser knows about it and you just select "Use 1234 from Messages".
This is such a cool feature on Macs. My iPhone receives the OTP via text message, it gets forwarded to Messages on my Mac, and then desktop Safari offers to enter the code. It all takes less than a second. Do other platforms have this? Honest question, I have no idea.
In the Apple ecosystem, the SMS syncs to your Mac, Safari detects the code and autofills it in the web page, and then it auto-deletes the SMS when you're done for you. It couldn't be more seamless.
I've never had an SMS MFA from Apple. It's always been sent through to other registered apple devices through their network and OS.
New logins to iCloud etc always pop up on my MacBook / iPhone with a map image showing me where the request came from and if I want to allow it, o my then can I get the code.
Because I received messages that were not meant for me. I got this iPhone from someone who removed his SIM card from it. And then I received messages for him that should have been delivered to his phone (the phone he put his SIM-card in).
Just by coincidence when I opened the site in Safari on iOS I got a pop-up message that my SIM card had sent a text message.
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