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shadowwraith
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5 days ago

can't add 2nd passkey

I have trying for the past hour to add a 2nd passkey to my VM account, my 1st passkey is for my pc and i want to add a 2nd on my phone.

In the VM app when i select "Add Passkey" on the manage passkeys screen, it gives the error 

"your passkey wasn't verified please try again or choose another way to sign in"

so i select "sign in another way" it goes to the text code entry screen, i enter the code sent in the text message and select submit, it goes back to the manage passkeys screen with the message

"You've cancelled adding a new passkey"

and it ends up with me in a loop of select add passkey > submit text code > back to manage passkeys with the above message.

 

am i missing something or is the app just borked?

4 Replies

  • Hello shadowwraith

     

    Thanks for posting in regards to setting a passkey for the phone as well as the one already set up for your PC, we appreciate you raising this via the forums.

     

    Our help and support pages here advise the following:

    With a passkey there’s no need to remember a password in order to sign in.

     

    Passkeys are encrypted digital authentication methods, which are created on your device using biometrics, like face or fingerprint recognition, or your screen lock. After all, as you are your strongest password, it’s much less likely for security risks to occur.

     

    Setting biometric authentication varies across devices and their software.

     

    For Apple iOS devices:

     

    1. Go to Settings
    2. Tap the Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode option
    3. Enter your device passcode if prompted
    4. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Face ID or Touch ID

    For other devices, including Android:

     

    Many devices offer biometric authentication options. You can usually enable these options in your device’s settings.

     

    • Look for options like Biometrics, Fingerprints, Face recognition, and set things up from there. If your biometrics are already set up, you’ll be able to toggle them on and off
    • Once enabled, you'll be able to use face or fingerprint recognition instead of entering a 
 password or code

    Are these options for the phone?

  • biometrics are already setup on my pixel 7a, but the vm app explicitly asks for passkeys that are set for that device, which hasn't been setup yet because of the loop im stuck in.

    Even google states when i try to login to the vm app 

    "There aren't any passkeys for oauth.virginmedia02.co.uk on this device"

     

    EDIT: Fixed grammatical error

  • i can access the vm app only when i've logged into the vm website on my pc first using my win hello passkey.

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
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      Sorry to hear this, are you getting any error messages when you log on with your PC?

      Does it give you any information at all?