How to Create an iCloud App Password

For direct iCloud sync with CompanionLink you will need to setup an iCloud App Specific Password. To enable App Specific Passwords you will also need the Two-Factor Authentication enabled.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

1. Click here to launch the iCloud ID Management page.
2. Sign in with your current iCloud email and Password.
3. Under the Sign-in & Security section, click "Account Security"
4. Enter your phone number, and set up Two-Factor Authentication if it is not already enabled

• Note: Most new Accounts will already have Two-Factor Authentication already enabled.

Create an iCloud App-Specific Password

1. Click here to launch the iCloud ID Management page.
2. Sign in with your current iCloud email and Password.
3. Under the Sign-in & Security section, click App-Specific Passwords, click Generate an App-Specific Password.
4. Enter a label for the App Specific Password. IE: CompanionLink or Sync, then click Create.
5. Enter your current iCloud Password when prompted and an "App Specific Password" will be generated.

1. The app password will be generated with "-" between each block, ensure you do not enter these "-" into CompanionLink.

Take the App-Specific Password and enter it in the CompanionLink iCloud Settings with your Apple ID Email. Click Here for the CompanionLink direct iCloud Sync Setup Guide.