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Title: Apps that use iCloud will require app-specific passwords starting June 15 Post by: HCK on May 17, 2017, 04:05:19 pm Apps that use iCloud will require app-specific passwords starting June 15
Apps using iCloud will get a little harder to access, but a lot more secure. Apple has sent out a support email explaining that, starting June 15, third-party apps using iCloud to store data will require app-specific passwords across the board. If you want to continue using your favorite third-party app with your iCloud account, you'll have to enable two-factor authentication and generate individual passwords for each app. The email was reported on originally by MacRumors. 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. I know this sounds like a serious inconvenience, but... Source: Apps that use iCloud will require app-specific passwords starting June 15 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/X54bXN1lxs0/apps-use-icloud-will-require-app-specific-passwords-starting-june-15) |