If your account is locked you will be forwarded to iForgot and given instructions. This is easy to unlock, just go to iCloud online and try to sign in there. Follow the instructions and type the generated password in the password field in Speaking Email.Īnother possibility is your account may have been locked for security reasons by Apple. (If you don't have it you can turn it on here)ģ. If you have 2-factor authentication turned on you will see an 'app specific passwords' section. It is easy to create an app-specific password.ġ. You need to set up the 'app password' on the iCloud website, which you can either do inside Speaking Email (it launches in a pop up window enabling you to copy and paste) or do it on your computer (a bit easier on a bigger screen) and type in the generated password. App-specific passwords are a security measure designed to keep your Apple password safe so are a very secure way to connect to Speaking Email ( full details here from Apple). But I had trouble choosing an authentication app. Now I’m here with a new IG account, and I don’t want a repeat of last time, so I’m setting up my own 2FA. He got in changed my email, phone number, and he turned on 2FA, locking me out. This will be the case if you have 2-factor authentication or 2-step authentication turned on. For context, I recently lost my IG account to some hacker.

A: If you are typing the correct password but Speaking Email is saying it is wrong, then it is very likely to be Apple's security not allowing the connection.įor almost all iCloud and me.com accounts, you need to use an 'App Specific Password'.

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