Much like what’s described in the original post, whenever I opened Apple Music, I would see the clocking screen with a disabled button at the bottom. What worked for me was:
Swipe backward on that clocking screen to reveal the main application display (not logged in)
Select the three dots menu the top right-hand corner
Select the “Settings” option
Select the first option listed to Sign In using your Apple ID account
Follow the prompts (possibly providing authorization from an Apple device registered to your Apple ID)
I did not have to add any Google account to the microG settings as @Agge suggested. However, I did have to make two attempts at providing my Apple ID credentials.
For completeness, I’m running /e/OS 3.3-a14-202512xxx-official-FP4 on a Fairphone 4 and have Apple Music version 5.1.0 installed.
If you’re running Apple Music on a device with a large screen (e.g., a tablet), then the clocking screen appears as a modal that you can dismiss by just tapping on the home screen behind it.
Sorry I’m new to all this. Just got my Fairphone 6 yesterday and I don’t get it. After I gave my credentials to the Apple Music App, it asks me for a code, but I don’t get one after this. It doesn’t show up on my Mac Mini M4 Pro.
This sounds like an Apple Account issue. Hopefully the following helps:
Verify that the Mac Mini is connected to the internet (I know it’s silly, but important)
Verify that you are logged into your Apple ID account on your Mac Mini
Verify that the Mac Mini is a Trusted Device for Two-Factor Authentication
Add a trusted phone number to your Apple Account’s Two-Factor Authentication Trusted Device list.
You might be able to get to those Trusted Device settings from your Mac Mini by opening the Settings app, clicking your Apple ID, selecting Sign In & Security, then clicking Two-Factor Authentication under the Security section. Note: this is the sequence I would use on MacOS Tahoe (v26.2).
Also, you should be able to manage your Trusted Devices (and phone number) by logging in at https://account.apple.com then select Sign In and Security in the left pane; and finally Account Security.
Once your Trusted Device and/or trusted phone number is listed on your Apple ID account, you should be able to receive the verification code.
I did all this before. It’s all Setup as you mentioned above. I’m running Tahoe 26.3 btw. But it doesn’t Work at all. An Apple support guy went vor around an hour through all of this in a support session. So I still can’t Log in Form now.
So I finally figuered out what the problem was/is, at least in my case. It’s the way Apples 2FA system seem to work. For two factor authentication you can use your verified Apple devices, a telephone number and also, the most save variation of authentification, FIDO hardware keys, by Yubikey, Thetis etc. This is exactly what I use. It seem to me, that in the point of authentification Apple goes from the most secure way (hardware key), down to the least secure one (telephone).
So, if you have configured hardware keys in your Apple Account, you will not get any code via your ohter Apple devices, or even via telephone!!! The Apple Music App seems NOT able to authenticate via hardware keys and waits for the Code, that will never send to you, because you configured hardware authentification. The only solution to log in was to delete my hardware keys from my Apple Account, then start the Apple Music app, log into the account. Now I got the requested code on my Mac mini and could auth the app successfully. After this I had to add my hardware keys to my Apple Account again, for secure logins.
