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Hi!
I'm trying to sign in to my alias iCloud mail account on the application cannery mail however whenever I try it just says wrong password etc. I even tried to use my own email as login and the just the alias as send and receive but still won't work. Is there any solution o this?
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14
Email aliases are not accounts, they are simply additional addresses which deliver into the inbox alongside the main address. You access them with the normal account ID and password - you can't sign in with them. The Mail app and the iCloud website allow you to specify an alias as the 'From address'. Many email clients also allow you to specify a 'From' address which isn't the account's actual address, and that would be what you would need to do to send as from an alias.
Note however that to sign into iCloud mail from a non-Apple application you will need an 'app-specific password' in place of your normal iCloud password. In order to do this you need to set up two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, and for this you need to have either a Mac running El Capitan or above, or an iOS device running iOS9 or above.
Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
Using app-specific passwords - Apple Support
If you are unable to set up two-factor authentication you should set up 2-step verification and use that to create an app-specific password (see link below) . Then go to https://appleid.apple.com , select 'Password and Security'; click 'Generate an App-Specific Password' and follow the instructions. Once you have the password, copy it and paste it into the password field in the application instead of your usual iCloud password. You should also keep a note of it (though you can generate a new one if required).
Two-step verification for Apple ID - Apple Support
You will need to nominate a 'trusted device' - any phone capable of receiving SMS messages. There will be a 2-day wait before you can complete the process.
(A particular caveat (about 2-step only) - you will be issued with a 'Recovery Key' in case you lose your 'trusted device'. Make sure to write this down and keep it in a safe place; if you lose both it and your trusted device you will be permanently locked out of your ID. You'd be surprised at the number of people who've posted here that they've got themselves into just that position.)
Email aliases are not accounts, they are simply additional addresses which deliver into the inbox alongside the main address. You access them with the normal account ID and password - you can't sign in with them. The Mail app and the iCloud website allow you to specify an alias as the 'From address'. Many email clients also allow you to specify a 'From' address which isn't the account's actual address, and that would be what you would need to do to send as from an alias.
Note however that to sign into iCloud mail from a non-Apple application you will need an 'app-specific password' in place of your normal iCloud password. In order to do this you need to set up two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, and for this you need to have either a Mac running El Capitan or above, or an iOS device running iOS9 or above.
Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
Using app-specific passwords - Apple Support
If you are unable to set up two-factor authentication you should set up 2-step verification and use that to create an app-specific password (see link below) . Then go to https://appleid.apple.com , select 'Password and Security'; click 'Generate an App-Specific Password' and follow the instructions. Once you have the password, copy it and paste it into the password field in the application instead of your usual iCloud password. You should also keep a note of it (though you can generate a new one if required).
Two-step verification for Apple ID - Apple Support
You will need to nominate a 'trusted device' - any phone capable of receiving SMS messages. There will be a 2-day wait before you can complete the process.
(A particular caveat (about 2-step only) - you will be issued with a 'Recovery Key' in case you lose your 'trusted device'. Make sure to write this down and keep it in a safe place; if you lose both it and your trusted device you will be permanently locked out of your ID. You'd be surprised at the number of people who've posted here that they've got themselves into just that position.)
shivaa18 wrote:
Hi. Are you sure it's the exact password of your iCould? At worst, try to click on the function "forgotten password" and renew it
This does not apply. The ordinary account password will not work when accessing iCloud from a non-Apple application. You have to generate a specific password to use instead, as is made clear in my post above.
ahhh okay thanks, It seemed like you said that Canary mail had an option to add your alias in settings =) Everything works as it should now!
Hi. Are you sure it's the exact password of your iCould? At worst, try to click on the function "forgotten password" and renew it
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