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Can’t Generate App-Specific Password

I had to reset my my Macbook Air to factory settings. I’m trying to create app-specific passwords, fort example to add my iCloud email account to Outlook.

When I go to create a password, rather than getting the password as usual, I get the following message: "Continue on one of your devices. On an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch go to Settings > Apple ID. On a Mac go to System Preferences or System Settings > Apple ID."

I’ve never seen this before. This also happens on my iMac.I go to Apple ID, but then what? Nothing happens.

Has anyone encountered this? Even the Apple support page Sign in to apps with your Apple ID using app-specific passwords - Apple Support does not mention this.

Has anyone encountered this? Any ideas on how to get the password?

Thanks.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Jul 29, 2023 4:58 AM

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pixel_bob

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Posted on Jul 31, 2023 7:00 AM

I was logging in from safari from that pop up that allows you to enter your Mac password instead. To be able to create app-specific password, I had to choose "Use a different Apple ID" and then logged in with my Apple ID password instead.

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Memo-Me

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Aug 15, 2023 6:04 PM in response to CommandoM700

It was incredibly frustrating, but this helped me. I was able to log back in manually and was finally able to generate an app passcode. Thank you!

lancero

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Aug 18, 2023 2:45 PM in response to RN12

The Chrome solution worked for me. Thank you. That's 40 min I will never get back

mg11361

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Aug 19, 2023 4:15 AM in response to lancero

Tech support was useless

KBO

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Aug 20, 2023 7:53 AM in response to RN12

I think it is hilarious that you have to use a google browser to make this work. What in the world has happened to apple?

mg11361

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Aug 21, 2023 2:47 AM in response to MTPunch69

I had already used both safari and chrome to log in and have auto fill on both and hadn’t cleared out the cache.

So neither were “new “ browsers

Aug 4, 2023 6:10 AM in response to RN12

Go to https://appleid.apple.com/ then click log in with a different password, then enter your apple id again with your password and then it works

Aug 5, 2023 4:04 PM in response to skpetersk

I agree skpetersk, it's not the browser, but I think it has to do with the apple website, I had this problem but fixed it to manually enter my apple id and my password and it works

Aug 16, 2023 1:34 PM in response to Frisby

Thanks a lot :)

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