Andriod/Google user asks Apple user for advice on accesing their AppleID account!

[Jaan]

Ok, so i'll start off by saying i don't hate apple..... i just stop using their hardware and devices many years ago and went Google/Android. I've had Imacs, Minis and first gen Iphone...... so that how long i've been out of the game...

 

From what i understand now, "AppleID" is now just "Apple account"

 

Here's goes.....

 

We're a Google school with staff that access our Google stuff on a mixture of Android/iOS devices.

 

The apple devices require a APNS (Apple Push Notification Service) certificate to work via our Google admin. I need to log in and recreate this.... never had an issue in the past.

 

Historically, i had created a school appleID via a web browser and got pinged a 2step code via the mobile number i had registered on the account..... no issues there. I only log into said AppleID account as and when the APNS certificate needs regenerating.

 

That time has come again, and i'm no longer receiving the msg or the phone call to send me the 2step code to log into the apple account. After researching, i seems to need a apple device to do this now.

 

I have been given a older iphone from work for the "admin tasks" so plan to put the school appleID on it once charged..... assuming the phone isn't locked to the previous owner.....

 

I'm just not sure how i'm going to gain access to the apple account if i'm not able to receive 2step codes.......

 

any ideas?

 

Cheers

[Jaan]

Update......

 

All sorted

 

logged into the Apple Account on the iphone XR and it sent a txt msg to my android phone!............to my android phone!