Two-factor authentication is a highly recommended feature available for Apple accounts. While it isn’t perfect, it goes a long way toward protecting your Apple ID from being compromised if someone gets hold of your password.
Microsoft Authenticator. Authenticator app from Microsoft is easy to set up and use. It also has app. On a Mac, you can enable it by going to System Preferences iCloud Account Details Security and clicking Turn On Two-Factor Authentication. For more, see this Apple Support page.
Mac Mail Apps That Work With Two Factor Authentication Problems
On the other hand, there does appear to be a bug concerning 2FA and the Mail app in macOS.
Basically, if you upgrade to 2FA on your Apple account, you may run into issues actually using your iCloud email through the standard Mail app. Note that this only happens if you upgrade to 2FA on a device other than your Mac.
Mac Mail Apps That Work With Two Factor Authentication Guide
But if the bug has impacted you, you may be prompted to enter a password the next time you open Mail.
Mac Mail Apps That Work With Two Factor Authentication Key
Typically, this means that you’ve previously set up iCloud mail before enabling 2FA. Although you can try to enter any past passwords to authenticate, it won’t always work.
Basically, it all comes down to how macOS handles email accounts and other facets of iCloud. There are several system platforms that automate iCloud in Mac.
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How to Fix Mail App issue after 2FA upgrade on your MacBook
To fix the password prompting on Mail after upgrading to 2FA, you’ll want to follow several steps in order. Here’s what to do.
You may run into two possibilities here.
If your iCloud account displays the iCloud logo and the labels “iCloud” and “IMAP,” then you should technically be good to go. (Note: In a bit, we’ll cover what to do if this is the case and it’s still not working.)
On the other hand, if there’s an @ symbol next to the email account, then the account in question is not set up properly. In these cases, you’ll want to follow these steps.
Then, you’ll want to go to > System Preferences > iCloud.
Mac Mail Apps That Work With Two Factor Authentication Using
Make sure you’re logged into iCloud. If you weren’t, this could have been causing the issue. Log in and you may see your iCloud email appear; it should now work normally.
On the other hand, if you are already logged into iCloud, take a look at the checkbox next to Mail.
While this will reset and possibly fix most 2FA-related Mail syncing issues, there’s the chance that something else is wrong with your account.
If Mail still isn’t working after the above steps (or your iCloud account has the IMAP and iCloud logo mentioned earlier), you’ll want to contact Apple Support.
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Dear fellow developers,
We'll be sending in an app for review shortly, which is using two factor authentication for users to log in. (This is necessary for a part of the app only - the other part is available for everyone, without account.) I was wondering how we could let the Apple review team discover the app, when it's set up with two factor authentication? (The second factor after using accountname/password is a confirmation code, obtained through text on iPhone, e-mail or TOTP-app on the device).
Thanks for clearing this up!
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