Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Add or remove trusted phone numbers on Mac
A trusted phone number is the phone number used to verify your identity when you sign in on a different device or browser.
You must verify at least one trusted phone number when you enrol in two-factor authentication. You should also consider verifying other phone numbers you can access, such as a home phone or a number used by a family member or close friend.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
If you don’t see your name, click “Sign in,” enter your Apple Account email address or phone number, then enter your password.
Click Sign-In & Security, then click Two-Factor Authentication.
Go to Trusted Phone Number, then do any of the following:
Add a phone number: Click
below Trusted Phone Numbers. If prompted, enter your Apple Account password or Mac login password, and enter the verification code sent to a current trusted phone number. Choose the country code, enter a phone number that can be used to verify your identity, select whether you want to be reached by text or phone call, then click Next. Enter the code sent to the phone number and click Next. Your trusted phone numbers appear in a list.Remove a phone number: Select a phone number, click
, then click Remove.Note: You must have at least one trusted phone number when you use two-factor authentication. If you only have a single trusted phone number, it can’t be removed.
You can also manage your trusted devices and phone numbers by signing in to your Apple Account page.