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• I have installed the latest version of the Amplify CLI (see above), and confirmed that the issue still persists.
• I have searched for duplicate or closed issues.
• I have read the guide for submitting bug reports.
• I have done my best to include a minimal, self-contained set of instructions for consistently reproducing the issue.

How did you install the Amplify CLI?

yarn

If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

v15.12.0

Amplify CLI Version

4.45.2

What operating system are you using?

Mac

Amplify Categories

auth

Amplify Commands

add, init

Describe the bug

Auth.verifyCurrentUserAttribute('phone_number') API does not send sms with code to verify.

Expected behavior

Sms with code is expected

Reproduction steps

1. Amplify init
2. Add auth
3. write the below logic to send OTP - which does not give any error but we dont get any OTP

ENV is in ap-south-1 (Mumbai) and number is provided that of US.

Auth.currentAuthenticatedUser()
            .then((cognitoUser) => {
                Auth.updateUserAttributes(cognitoUser, {
                    'phone_number': this.state.phone
                }).then(res => {
                    Auth.verifyCurrentUserAttribute('phone_number')
                        .then(() => {
                            console.log('a verification code is sent');
                            alert("OTP Sent")
                        }).catch((e) => {
                        console.log('failed with error', e);
                    });
                }).catch(err => {
                    console.error(err);
                });
            }).catch(err => {
            console.error(err);
        });

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Question - Are there any additional configs needed in Cognito ? This was a working code and after initializing a new env UNDER A NEW ACCOUNT it has got it to stop working.