Unable to sync icloud mail with Windows 10 mail app
I an unable to sync my iCloud email to the built in Windows 10 mail app even though the mail app displays iCloud as a option. Any ideas?
Windows 8
I an unable to sync my iCloud email to the built in Windows 10 mail app even though the mail app displays iCloud as a option. Any ideas?
Windows 8
I had this problem too, but the app-specific password generator did the trick for me.
As my iCloud email is protected with Apple's two step verification, I needed an 'app-specific password' to sign into an app that's not provided by Apple, like Windows Mail which doesn't support entering verification codes.
Here's the steps (done via my laptop):
Your iCloud email should now start to appear. Despite spending days looking at the config settings, it seems Windows Mail pre-set config is correct, so you shouldn't need to change the incoming or outgoing email server settings:
Incoming email server: imap.mail.me.com:993:1
Outgoing (SMTP) email server: smtp.mail.me.com:587:1
I hope this helps someone. A word of warning though. If you change your primary Apple ID password, all your app-specific passwords will be automatically revoked and you'll need to generate a new one for any apps you want to keep using.
Brilliant! Nailed it!
You are awesome! You solution worked just fine! I should have realized the two step authentication was involved somehow!! Thanks again! Now that the windows mail app is working at all it's nice to have my contacts synced! Thanks again!
thank you, that worked!
Thanks dude.
Worked Great! Thank you!
The only answer to the problem that I have seen that works. Good job, it was really helpful. Thank you
Issue fixed! Thank you!!
There is no way to get an app specific password without using 2 Factor Authentication or 2 Step Verification.
you rocks man !!!! Thanks bro,... very helpful !!!!
This method eventually worked for me, but I had to delete the original iCloud email account first, then add account again, using the 'App-Specific Password' generated as you have described.
Thanks.
Answer that helps people since 2016... And still does!!!
JediMstr - I'm having the same problem: Calendar and Contacts sync perfectly. iCloud e-mail account won't budge. Totally blank. You do anything special to correct?
Amazing help. You just fixed weeks of me trying to get these two devices to sync. Thank you so much
Cheers mate, worked for me. 🙂😍
So if I change the password I can use this password then? What do you mean you need to create new passwords? Excuse my ignorance!
Unable to sync icloud mail with Windows 10 mail app