Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name

Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by sircastor on Saturday March 06, 2021 @04:02AM (#26366158)

There have been more times than I care to count that I’ve needed to type my 32+ Long character password. Is unusual, but not never.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by danmur on Saturday March 06, 2021 @05:00AM (#26366406)

Using a tv remote is the worst

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by nonameiguess on Saturday March 06, 2021 @07:29AM (#26366948)

Big props here to Amazon Prime Video for allowing you to open an Amazon app you've already logged into on a device with a camera and scan a QR code on your television to log in, rather than requiring you to type a password using arrow keys to select from a virtual keyboard.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by sircastor on Saturday March 06, 2021 @08:29PM (#26372257)

I was just using the Roku app on my phone for this. I don’t know if it’s universal for apps on the Roku, but it certainly is nice.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by maneesh on Saturday March 06, 2021 @07:55AM (#26367047)

Hulu also allows you to type a short character sequence from a website instead of using a password.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by blauditore on Saturday March 06, 2021 @10:38AM (#26368099)

It's even worse with Apple TV, where you have to swipe between characters on a single row. They completely butchered UX on that one, it's infuriating.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by JohnCurran on Saturday March 06, 2021 @11:59AM (#26368722)

If you have an iPhone, you can use the Apple TV remote on the phone which will show a text input you can type on (on any form text input). This has the added bonus of being able to access your keychain for automatic password filling

I have enabled the tv remote on control center - I’m not sure if it’s there by default. You should be able to toggle it in settings

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by jeffgreco on Saturday March 06, 2021 @10:46AM (#26368160)

I’ve found voice dictation surprisingly useful in these situations - you can instruct which case to use as well as using military alphabet.

https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/use-siri-dictation-atvb21...

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by slim on Saturday March 06, 2021 @10:54AM (#26368198)

I would not do that for a password

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by loriverkutya on Saturday March 06, 2021 @01:36PM (#26369451)

That’s why I use apple remote app where even copy paste works.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by blauditore on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:55PM (#26468431)

...which is only available on iOS (I don't have an iPhone). This is one of my other pet peeves with Apple products.

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Re:Can’t use iCloud with “true” as the last name by harg on Saturday March 06, 2021 @05:44AM (#26366563)

It’s for these situations that I tend to use pass phrases rather than long random strings of different special characters. Much easier to type 4 or 5 words

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