setting up icloud email on gmail

[craigeys]

Hi
I keep getting a gmail outgoing server setting errors on email setup. i ve tried picking security none and tried .me email instead of icloud etc. got my app specific pw - incoming all good just error on outgoing
settings
username ***** at.me . com
pw - *******
smtp svr - smtp . mail . me . com
port 587
security - none
device samsung n 9

 

[hallux]

Have you followed this how-to? https://www.androidcentral.com/how-set-your-icloud-email-account-android

 

[craigeys]

Hi Yes, this is where i started. tried again just now and it gets me to the end and it keeps coming up couldnt open connection to the server

 

[bbgpsuser]

Do you have 2 step authentication enabled? [Edit: Removed link since it wasn't the one I posted.]

 

[craigeys]

yes i do and cannot disable it

 

[bbgpsuser]

yes i do and cannot disable it

Apple removed that option some time ago. https://www.macworld.com/article/33...o-factor-authentication-on-your-apple-id.html

Did you request a 2 step authentication password for Gmail on the Apple site?

Copied from an Apple article:
"Generate app-specific passwords
With two-factor authentication, you need an app-specific password to sign in to your account using third-party apps or services such as email, contacts, or calendar apps not provided by Apple. Follow these steps to generate an app-specific password:

Sign in to your Apple ID account page.
Click Generate Password below App-Specific Passwords.
Follow the steps on your screen.
After you generate your app-specific password, enter or paste it into the password field of the app as you would normally."