How to add apple mail account to pixel

[jowilf]

Hi I'm a newbie and cannot work out settings to get my apple mail account on my pixel. Any help much appreciated. Thanks

 

[danwwright]

This may help, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202304 ... also, if you're using Two-Factor Authentication, you may have to create an app-specific password here https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin

 

[jowilf]

Anyone? Please it's driving me insane!! Both google and apple support have not been able to help me. Google mail add ac says either my email or my password is incorrect but it is not

 

[Richard Servello]

Umm,. Google

 

[bpe4]

If you want a cleaner iCloud experience on Android I would use the Outlook app. It has integrated calendar features so will sync mail and calendar (if you use that).

In my family I'm the only Android user. Wife, daughter, and son are on iPhone and we do the family shared calendar and family apple music. Outlook allows me to snap into that calendar along with my iCloud mail which I've kept since my iPhone days.

 

[jowilf]

OK I'm ready to slit my wrists !! Did just that.. downloaded outlook app and tried to set up iCloud mail account and same thing again..either email or password is wrong but it is definitely not

 

[paoloroid]

Hey @jowilf,

I just ran into this issue today. I'm not sure if you still need a solution, but in case anyone else hits this thread. Here's what worked for me.

log into your iCloud account here as @danwwright suggested:
https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin

if you have the 2 step verification code, you'll need to enter it after you log in. I had mine sent via text

once you're in, scroll down to the "Security" section. Here you can either turn off "TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION" or just generate a password under "APP-SPECIFIC PASSWORDS".

For me, I just generated a one time password. This is the password I used when I was setting up the iCloud account through an app called "BlueMail" but I would think you could also set this up through the native gmail app.

After entering that generated password, everything authenticated perfectly fine. I didn't have any other issue with the setup.

Credit: I found this solution over on Reddit, here's the link to the thread below.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/5kfjl6/setting_up_icloud_email_on_the_new_gmail_app/

 

[basmdevuyst]

@jowilf I can second @paoloroid's approach - I just completed it just now, and was able to get my icloud email on my Android.

 

[ianholohan]

Worked!! Bloody marvellous! Thank you @paoloroid

 

[Kingchadda]

Worked!! Bloody marvellous! Thank you @paoloroid

Guys, please help first ever android phone and this is the problem im trying to solve but when i log into my apple settings, i dont have 2 factor turned on and i cant see anywhere where it says an App generated password? any ideas?

 

[gerry owens1]

+1

This works, many thanks!

Hey @jowilf,

I just ran into this issue today. I'm not sure if you still need a solution, but in case anyone else hits this thread. Here's what worked for me.

log into your iCloud account here as @danwwright suggested:
https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin

if you have the 2 step verification code, you'll need to enter it after you log in. I had mine sent via text

once you're in, scroll down to the "Security" section. Here you can either turn off "TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION" or just generate a password under "APP-SPECIFIC PASSWORDS".

For me, I just generated a one time password. This is the password I used when I was setting up the iCloud account through an app called "BlueMail" but I would think you could also set this up through the native gmail app.

After entering that generated password, everything authenticated perfectly fine. I didn't have any other issue with the setup.

Credit: I found this solution over on Reddit, here's the link to the thread below.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/5kfjl6/setting_up_icloud_email_on_the_new_gmail_app/

 

[Centerman66]

Worked!! Bloody marvellous! Thank you @paoloroid

"Bloody". Such a great expression. Why on earth did we colonials not retain that expression!? Dammit!

 

[BillyBreathes]

Quick question to a bunch of people who are way smarter than me.

If you get your iCloud email working on pixel, does that mean you also can use your iCloud calendar???