Availability of two-factor authentication for Apple Account

Two-factor authentication is an extra layer of security for your Apple Account designed to ensure you’re the only person who can access your account, even if someone knows your password.

How to turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple Account

You can use two-factor authentication with your Apple Account if you have a device that’s using the latest iOS, iPadOS or macOS, or if you have access to a web browser and a phone number.* Find out how to turn on two-factor authentication on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

While you can turn on two-factor authentication for most accounts, certain account types may still be ineligible at Apple’s discretion.

* Find out more about why you need a trusted phone number for two-factor authentication.

Where is two-factor authentication for Apple Account available?

You can set up two-factor authentication in these continents, countries or regions. When additional countries or regions are added, a link to turn on two-factor authentication will appear automatically on compatible devices.

Africa, Middle East and India

  • Afghanistan

  • Algeria

  • Angola

  • Armenia

  • Azerbaijan

  • Bahrain

  • Bangladesh

  • Benin

  • Botswana

  • Burkina Faso

  • Burundi

  • Cameroon

  • Cape Verde

  • Central African Republic

  • Chad

  • Côte d’Ivoire

  • Comoros

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Djibouti

  • Egypt

  • Ethiopia

  • Equatorial Guinea

  • Eritrea

  • Eswatini

  • Gabon

  • Gambia

  • Ghana

  • Guinea

  • Guinea-Bissau

  • India

  • Iraq

  • Israel

  • Jordan

  • Kenya

  • Kuwait

  • Lebanon

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Libya

  • Madagascar

  • Malawi

  • Mali

  • Mauritania

  • Mauritius

  • Morocco

  • Mozambique

  • Namibia

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • Oman

  • Palestinian Territories

  • Qatar

  • Reunion Island

  • South Sudan

  • Republic of the Congo

  • Rwanda

  • Sao Tome and Principe

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Senegal

  • Seychelles

  • Sierra Leone

  • Somalia

  • South Africa

  • Sudan

  • Tajikistan

  • Tanzania

  • Togo

  • Tunisia

  • Turkmenistan

  • Uganda

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Western Sahara

  • Yemen

  • Zambia

  • Zimbabwe

Antarctica

  • Antarctica

  • Bouvet Island

  • French Southern Territories

Asia-Pacific

  • American Samoa

  • Australia

  • Bhutan

  • Brunei

  • Cambodia

  • China mainland

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • Hong Kong

  • Macao

  • Taiwan

  • Christmas Island

  • Cook Islands

  • Fiji

  • French Polynesia

  • Guam

  • Indonesia

  • Japan

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kiribati

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Laos

  • Macao

  • Malaysia

  • Marshall Islands

  • Micronesia

  • Mongolia

  • Myanmar

  • Nauru

  • Nepal

  • New Caledonia

  • Niue

  • New Zealand

  • Northern Mariana Islands

  • Pakistan

  • Palau

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Philippines

  • Samoa

  • Singapore

  • Solomon Islands

  • South Korea

  • Sri Lanka

  • Thailand

  • Timor-Leste

  • Tokelau

  • Tonga

  • Tuvalu

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands

  • Uzbekistan

  • Vanuatu

  • Vietnam

  • Wallis and Futuna

Europe

  • Åland Islands

  • Albania

  • Andorra

  • Austria

  • Belarus

  • Belgium

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bulgaria

  • Chagos Archipelago

  • Croatia

  • Cyprus

  • Czechia

  • Denmark

  • Estonia

  • Faroe Islands

  • Finland

  • France

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Gibraltar

  • Greece

  • Greenland

  • Guernsey

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • Italy

  • Ireland

  • Isle of Man

  • Jersey

  • Kosovo

  • Latvia

  • Liechtenstein

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

  • North Macedonia

  • Maldives

  • Malta

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Montenegro

  • Netherlands

  • Norway

  • Pitcairn Islands

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Saint Helena

  • San Marino

  • Serbia

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • Spain

  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Türkiye

  • Ukraine

  • United Kingdom

  • Vatican

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla

  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Argentina

  • Aruba

  • Bahamas

  • Barbados

  • Belize

  • Bermuda

  • Bolivia

  • Brazil

  • British Virgin Islands

  • Caribbean Netherlands

  • Cayman Islands

  • Chile

  • Colombia

  • Costa Rica

  • Dominica

  • Dominican Republic

  • Ecuador

  • El Salvador

  • Falkland Islands

  • French Guiana

  • Grenada

  • Guadeloupe

  • Guatemala

  • Guyana

  • Haiti

  • Honduras

  • Jamaica

  • Martinique

  • Mexico

  • Nicaragua

  • Panama

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Saint Barthèlemy

  • Saint Martin

  • Sint Maarten

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Suriname

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Turks and Caicos Islands

  • Uruguay

  • US Virgin Islands

  • Venezuela

The United States, Canada and Puerto Rico

  • Canada

  • Puerto Rico

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • United States

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