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awaBerry | Connecting an Apple iCloud Inbox

Link an Apple iCloud mailbox to Mailboard AI by generating an app-specific password at Apple and pasting it with your iCloud email address.

Connecting an Apple iCloud Inbox

Summary

Apple iCloud does not allow apps to sign in with your normal Apple ID password. Instead you create a one-off app-specific password at Apple and give that to Mailboard AI along with your iCloud email address. The Connect iCloud Mail screen guides you through it in three steps. The password is stored encrypted on your device and can be revoked from your Apple ID at any time.

Features

  • Step 1 — Generate an App-Specific Password — a link opens appleid.apple.comSign In & SecurityApp-Specific Passwords. Generate one (label it e.g. "awaBerry EmailBoard"); Apple shows a 16-character password in the form xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
  • Step 2 — Enter your iCloud email address — your you@icloud.com (or @me.com / @mac.com) address.
  • Step 3 — Paste the app-specific password — paste the 16-character code; a show/hide toggle lets you check it.
  • Connect iCloud inbox — validates the credentials and adds the mailbox to the board.

Scenarios

Connect your iCloud mailbox

  1. On the Choose provider screen pick AppleConnect iCloud.
  2. Tap the appleid.apple.com link, sign in, and under Sign In & Security → App-Specific Passwords tap Generate an app-specific password.
  3. Give it a label (e.g. "awaBerry EmailBoard") and copy the 16-character password Apple shows.
  4. Back in the app, type your iCloud email address in step 2.
  5. Paste the password in step 3 and tap Connect iCloud inbox.
  6. The inbox is added and its important emails begin appearing on the board.