I recently got this message from Apple.
I'm not sure which apps (presumably only a few on my Android smartphone anyway) will be affected, or if this is something different from the iTunes two-factor authentication that I decided not to adopt.
Any thoughts/comments/advice welcome.
I get my icloud account email on my phone and also have something called SmoothSync for Cloud which I use to get my calendar on my phone too.
(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I don't venture to this part of the forum very often!)
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Beginning on 15 June, app-specific passwords will be required to access your iCloud data using third-party apps such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or other mail, contacts and calendar services not provided by Apple.
If you are already signed in to a third-party app using your primary Apple ID password, you will be signed out automatically when this change takes effect. You will need to generate an app-specific password and sign in again.
To generate an app-specific password, turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple ID and then follow the instructions below:
• Sign in to your Apple ID account page (https://appleid.apple.com)
• Go to App-Specific Passwords under Security
• Click Generate Password
For more information, read Using App-Specific Passwords. If you need additional help, visit Apple Support.
Sincerely,
Apple Support
Apple ID | Support | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2017 Apple Distribution International, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland. All rights reserved.
I'm not sure which apps (presumably only a few on my Android smartphone anyway) will be affected, or if this is something different from the iTunes two-factor authentication that I decided not to adopt.
Any thoughts/comments/advice welcome.
I get my icloud account email on my phone and also have something called SmoothSync for Cloud which I use to get my calendar on my phone too.
(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I don't venture to this part of the forum very often!)
************************************************** **********
Beginning on 15 June, app-specific passwords will be required to access your iCloud data using third-party apps such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or other mail, contacts and calendar services not provided by Apple.
If you are already signed in to a third-party app using your primary Apple ID password, you will be signed out automatically when this change takes effect. You will need to generate an app-specific password and sign in again.
To generate an app-specific password, turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple ID and then follow the instructions below:
• Sign in to your Apple ID account page (https://appleid.apple.com)
• Go to App-Specific Passwords under Security
• Click Generate Password
For more information, read Using App-Specific Passwords. If you need additional help, visit Apple Support.
Sincerely,
Apple Support
Apple ID | Support | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2017 Apple Distribution International, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland. All rights reserved.