Can’t Generate App-Specific Password

I'm having the same issue. Suddenly, my iCloud email stopped working on the Outlook app. When I attempt to generate a new password, it tells me to go to my iPhone, and nothing happens. What's going on????

You need to be signed into the device where the non-Apple app is. So for example if you’re wanting to create an app specific password for Outlook on a Windows 11 computer, then you need to be logged into your Apple account on the Windows 11 computer. Then you will be able to generate the password for Outlook (or whatever app you are running).

Yet, there are many in this thread for whom that did not work. But, I don't think there is one instance, in the case of macOS, where using a browser other than Safari didn't instantly resolve the issue. Were you in Safari on your Windows 11 computer? And specifically Safari Version 16.6 (17615.3.12.11.3, 17615)?

Also support apparent doesn’t read the thread or know what an app password is and kept making go through the same steps.

They said there were no other reports.

they watched me manually enter the password

It is less hilarious that I spend over 45 minutes on the phone with Apple Care tech-support with a senior advisor.

Who then spent many many minutes, displaying a complete lack of basic knowledge of what an app specific password, even was why you would use it, and an even more glaring lack of knowledge about basic computer things

I was using a work laptop with a VPN which was off and she said that was the reason that I had to remove the VPN

So I did this on my phone, my iPad and my other laptop and still got the same

She still thought it was the VPN

Is there any way to help the issue without telling iCloud to forget all of my saved passwords? Because I've got a lot.

Frisby’s suggestion worked! Thank you

i was getting very frustrated!

Doesn't work at all.

Works fine.

Oh, the irony...

Thanks! It works for me as well... :-)

Worked. Thanks

Using Google Chrome did not work for me either.

Amazing! I had the same problem and fixed it using Chrome as you suggested. How can Chrome work better with Apple than Safari. Unbelievable. Thank you!!

This didn’t work for me.