Comment by out-of-ideas

> it keeps prompting for the Apple password again and again

pro tip (for mac desktop, not iphone): drag the dumb prompt off to the edge of the screen ( i drag from top left of the window and drop it to the bottom right of the monitor )

it will not give a 2nd prompt if the first prompt is closed

=> i do this specifically when the 'apple accounts' crap has some issue and forever prompts me to re-login.

edit: clearification