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Accidental Tech Podcast · Monday, July 27, 2026

Apple's Phone Number Policy for Apple IDs Puzzles Developer

A listener named Mark is encountering difficulty creating a new Apple ID for app development because Apple's policy requires every account to be linked to a phone number for security and recoverability. Mark's existing phone number is already linked to his primary Apple ID, preventing him from creating a new one for development purposes.

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The tape

4 quotes
My phone number is already linked to my existing Apple account, so it's not valid.
Mark
I had to hit the Apple support app and it says it's Apple's policy for every Apple account to be linked to a phone number for security and recoverability quote.
Mark
How does one go about doing this when you can't create a new account?
Mark
I'm not sure you can do this.
John
Heard on Accidental Tech Podcast — “702: Isolate the Evil, published Monday, July 27, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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