Create an iCloud account. How to log into the iCloud cloud from a computer to your page
E-mail has transformed from a communication tool into an essential tool: we use it to communicate with friends, to build and develop a business, to register on various sites and access payment systems and Internet banking. For the modern user without email A fan of Apple devices and services cannot do without an email address with @icloud.com at the end.
Below the cut is information on how to create iCloud mail on iPhone/iPad and Mac computers, and activate an iCloud account.
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The @icloud.com email address is also your Apple ID. It can be used to access functions and Apple services: shop App Store, iCloud, Find iPhone, FaceTime, iMessage, Game Center and others. Full list services and Apple features, which can be accessed from using Apple ID is available via this link. In order to use your registered e-mail as an Apple ID, connect it to iPhone settings V iCloud menu.
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An Apple ID ending in @icloud.com is more secure and if the password is guessed, attackers will not be able to change it (). You can always reset your password by using your recovery email address, answering security questions, or by contacting Apple Support. When contacting the support service, you must confirm your identity - indicate your date of birth, First Name and Last Name.
Connect your @icloud.com account in the settings of your iPhone, iPad and Mac computer in the “iCloud” menu and no one will ever be able to access your device using the “Find My iPhone” function (turn on lost mode) and activation lock to your photos, contacts, notes, calendar, keychain and stored in iCloud.
How to Create iCloud Mail on Mac
To register an @icloud.com email address in OS X on a Mac:
- Go to System Preferences in the iCloud menu and click on Create Apple ID.
- Select your country of residence and indicate your full date of birth. Once again, I advise you to enter real data so that, if necessary, you can confirm your identity when contacting Apple support.
- In the “Apple ID” line, select “Get free e-mail in iCloud”, in the “E-mail” field, enter the “name part” of the mailbox, and then First Name, Last Name and account password. If you want to subscribe to newsletters about Apple products and services, check the appropriate box and click “Next”.
- Select 3 security questions and give them answers that you will not forget under any circumstances (needed to access the settings Apple security ID and ). Provide a recovery email address and click Next.
The @icloud.com email address will be successfully registered and you will be notified accordingly. To confirm your backup email address, follow the link in the email and enter your email and password.
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If you want to use your registered email address as Apple ID ID for downloading content from the App Store and iTunes Store, sync contacts, photos, notes, calendar, Safari bookmarks, Keychain and Find My iPhone, connect your account on Mac to system settings in the iCloud menu.
How to Register an @icloud.com Email Address on a Windows Computer
It is impossible to create iCloud mail on a computer running Windows OS and there is no escape from it. Pre-register your @icloud.com email account on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer(read how to do this above), and then through a web browser in Windows environment Go to icloud.com in the Mail web application.
Anyone can create iCloud mail, it is free (5 GB free space on Apple server), does not contain advertising and is effective in combating spam. The only inconvenience is that you can register the @icloud.com address only on Apple devices: iPhone, iPad or Mac connected to the Internet.
If you switched to Android, but want to use your Apple mail and don’t know how to do it, then our instructions were created especially for you. In this article we will tell you how to log into iCloud from an android and set up mail from an iPhone on a new device.
Many Apple tools operate exclusively on native software. For example, you won't be able to use iMessage on Android. Fortunately, such problems do not arise with iCloud.
First of all, you will need the application password
IN present moment Apple uses two-factor authentication by default on iPads, iPhones, and Mac OS computers. So, the first thing you need to do is set an application password. Don’t be alarmed, this is very easy to do, but without such an operation you will be bombarded with notifications about incorrect actions (or e-mail address, or the password was entered incorrectly).
You will need to go to the official Apple website from your browser. For you, this is already a familiar and familiar login form, where you previously created an account and account Apple entry ID. Here you can work with your Apple ID. Log in to your account (an iPhone or other gadget will be useful to complete the two-factor authentication) and read the safety section.
The title will read "APP-SPECIFIC PASSWORDS". You will also see a link that allows you to generate a password.
Enter the name of the password. Will do ‘ Android Email’. You will be able to identify which third-party applications are running for you to access your Apple ID.
Click "Create". After this you will see the generated automatic mode password. You will need it in a minute.
How to log into iCloud mail from Android through settings
To set up an iCloud email account on your Android device, open the “Settings” section on your smartphone. Everything will depend on the model of your gadget. In most cases, for this purpose you just need to scroll down to the icon you need. It is possible that you will have to scroll again, since the first time there will only be certain shortcuts.
Now you should find the accounts menu. On the Pixel 2 (Android 8) smartphone, this menu is called “Users&Accounts”.
Scroll down until you see “Add account”.
Then you should click on the “Personal (IMAP)” option. There is a Gmail icon nearby. Enter your email.
In theory, there is no need to add “@me” or “@icloud.com”. However, if nothing works without them, add this part too.
Server settings should be automatically identified. In the left top corner You should enter the previously generated application password.
Your email should start syncing and appear in the Gmail app along with other email accounts. To switch between accounts, click the menu icon (three horizontal lines in the upper left corner), and then click on the one shown email address, or on rounded labels (this is necessary to display other accounts).
To see your email, click on @me or @icloud.
Manually configure iCloud IMAP if the previous steps did not help
If you need manual installation, you can always use the following information:
If you are required to enter an email or username for the outgoing server, bet on the full email address. If you have security problems, give preference not to SSL, but to TSL.
Conclusions
To go to icloud iPhone using an Android phone does not require any special skills or knowledge. To do this, it is enough to generate personal password on the official website Apple and enter it in the appropriate field when adding a new account in the settings of your Android device.
If you have any questions, be sure to ask them in the comments to this manual.
Details Benks Created: January 20, 2018 Updated: January 20, 2018Mail iCloud service from Apple allows you to quickly, easily and securely carry out the entire range of operations with electronic correspondence. But before you can send, receive, and organize emails, you must set up an @icloud.com email address on your device running iOS control, or Mac computer. How to access iCloud email from an iPhone is described in the material presented to your attention.
Depending on which iOS application (proprietary "Mail" or a third-party client) the iPhone user prefers to work with, different steps are taken to gain access to the @icloud.com email account.
Method 1: Pre-installed iOS Mail app
The easiest way to start using the capabilities of Apple branded services, and iCloud mail is no exception, is to use the tools pre-installed in iOS. Client application "Mail" is present in any iPhone and is a functional solution for working with email accounts.
A specific list of steps that must be completed for authorization in iCloud mail via the standard iOS application, depends on whether the address in question has been used previously or whether you are just planning to receive email capabilities from Apple.
Existing @icloud.com account
If you have used email from Apple before and you have the @icloud.com address at your disposal, as well as the Apple ID password that is tied to this mail account, gain access to your own correspondence, for example, with new iPhone, where the Apple ID has not yet been entered, you can do this as follows.
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@icloud.com email has not been used before
If you have an iPhone set up and use Apple ID features, but also want to get all the benefits offered by Apple's email service, follow these instructions.
- Open "Settings" on iPhone and go to Apple management ID by tapping on the first item from the list of options - your own name or avatar.
- Open section "iCloud" and on the next screen activate the switch "Mail". Next click "Create" under the request that appears at the bottom of the screen.
- Enter the desired mailbox name in the field "E-mail" and press "Next".
The requirements for the name are standard - the first part of the email address must consist of Latin letters and numbers, and may also include period and underscore characters. In addition, you need to take into account that a huge number of people use iCloud mail, so common mailbox names may be busy, come up with something original.
- Check that the name of the future @icloud address is correct and tap "Ready". This completes the creation of iCloud mail. iPhone displays the settings screen cloud service with the switch now activated "Mail". After a few seconds, you will receive a request to connect the created mailbox to the FaceTime video calling service from Apple - confirm or reject this opportunity at will.
- At this point, logging into iCloud mail on iPhone is truly complete. Open the application "Mail", by touching its icon on the iOS desktop, tap "Boxes" and make sure that the created address was automatically added to the list of available ones. You can proceed to sending/receiving emails through branded service Apple.
Method 2: Third-Party Email Clients for iOS
After the @icloud.com address is activated once as a result of following the steps of the instructions above, you can access Apple's email service through iOS applications created by third-party developers: Gmail, Spark, myMail, Inbox, CloudMagic, Mail.Ru Mail and many others . It should be borne in mind that before accessing iCloud mail via third party application- the client will be opened, you must comply with Apple's security requirements for the operation of third-party applications.
As an example, let's look at the login procedure in detail. email@icloud.com through the well-known Gmail - an application for working with mail created by Google.
To effectively follow the instructions below, it is necessary that the Apple ID installed on the iPhone is protected using two-factor authentication. How to activate this option is described in the material devoted to setting up an Apple ID on an iPhone.
- Install from the AppStore or via, and then open gmail app for iPhone.
If this is the first launch of the client, tap "Login" on the application's welcome screen, which will take you to the add account page.
If Gmail for iPhone is already used to work with email correspondence and access an email service other than iCloud, call up the options menu (three lines in the upper left corner), expand the list of accounts and tap "Account Management". Next click "+Add account".
- On the Add Account to App screen, select "iCloud", then enter your email address in the appropriate field and click "Next".
- The next screen informs you that you need to create a password for Gmail on the Apple ID management page. Tap the link "Apple ID", which will launch your web browser (Safari by default) and open the login web page. "Apple Account Management".
- Sign in by first entering your Apple ID and then your password in the appropriate fields. Grant permission by tapping "Allow" under the notification about an attempt to sign in to your Apple account.
- Open the tab "Safety", go to section "APP PASSWORDS" and press "Create a password...".
- In the field "Create a label" on the page "Safety" enter "Gmail" and press "Create".
Almost instantly a secret combination of symbols will be generated, which serves as the key to access Apple services through a third party application. The password will be displayed on the screen in a special field.
- Long press to highlight the received key and press "Copy" in the pop-up menu. Next tap "Ready" on the page in the browser and navigate to the application "Gmail".
- Click "Next" on the Gmail for iPhone screen. Long touch on the input field "Password" call the function "Insert" and thus enter the combination of characters copied in the previous step. Tap "Next" and wait for the settings check to complete.
- This completes adding an iCloud mail account to the Gmail app for iPhone. All that remains is to enter the desired username, which will be used to sign letters sent from the mailbox, and you can proceed to working with electronic correspondence through the @icloud.com service.
The algorithm for logging into iCloud mail from iPhone described above using the example of Gmail for iOS is applicable to almost all iOS applications that support working with electronic mail. mailboxes created within different services. Let's repeat the stages of the process in general - you need to take only three mandatory steps (the screenshots below show the popular iOS application myMail).
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As you can see, there are no special or insurmountable obstacles to accessing iCloud mail from an iPhone. Having complied with Apple's security requirements and actually logged into the service once, you can use all the advantages of the considered email not only through the integrated iOS app, but also with the help of programs from third-party developers that are perhaps more familiar to the user.
Switched from an iPhone to a smartphone with an operating system Android system? Are you satisfied with everything, but almost immediately you realize that you left important materials in the iPhone mail? Unfortunately, users quite often encounter a similar problem and are interested in how to log into iCloud from Android and what is required for this.
iCloud on Android: is it possible?
Apple and Google software constantly conflicts, And official entrance There is no way to icloud via Android. Install this mail application via Google Play will not succeed, and it is impossible to find it on the Internet.
If you try to transfer iCloud via Bluetooth to your phone and install it that way, the system will definitely give an error. It’s the same with the online version: by entering your email address into a search engine, you end up on a gray non-working page with the text “This connection is not supported” or “Your browser is not suitable.”
But don't despair, there is still a way out. Apple Services you can make it work on Android, and how – we’ll figure it out now.
To do this, you will need regular mail already installed on your Android device. Gmail is absolutely not suitable, but standard application called “Email” is an ideal option. Yahoo and Outlook are also allowed. Have you decided on mail? Great, now open it and begin to perform the following steps strictly according to the instructions:
- We enter the first necessary data: full iCloud address and user name (text indicated before the “@” sign);
- Necessarily click "Manual setting". If you try to log into iCloud using only your address and password, nothing will work;
- Next, enter the password. Please note that it is almost impossible to restore it on Android, so be careful!
- In the next column we write "mail.me.com". No commas, spaces or capital letters;
- We choose the type of protection, most often it is SSL, according to the certificate;
- We indicate the port 993 . Don't bother changing the numbers to suit your operating system. All data must be indicated only from the instructions;
- The last line, namely "IMAP Path" skip;
- Click “Next” and proceed to the necessary fine-tuning SMTP server;
- In the “Address” field we duplicate the one already entered, only instead of « imap» we write « smtp»;
- We indicate the same protection, it is also allowed TSL;
- In place of the port we enter the numbers 587 .
- Ready. All necessary data has been entered. Click “OK”, and if an authentication notification appears, we agree.
Now it is possible to work with messages from iCloud on Android. But photos, videos, documents are still inaccessible because they are located in the Cloud. We will discuss how to solve this problem below.
Other mail login options
You can try other applications, Google Play provides a huge number to choose from postal services. If the above method seemed too complicated and convoluted to you, you can simplify the task a little. For this we use postal service myMail. She only requires email address and password, nothing else network information not required. Unfortunately, this method does not always work.
How to access the iCloud cloud on Android
Directly access the Cloud with Android phone it won't work. The only way out is to select a different method for each type of information. Let's look at an example of the most used materials.
Transferring contacts
To do this, you will also need access to a computer, since Google has a built-in service specifically designed for storing phone book. After synchronization, contacts from iCloud will be placed there. Let's start:
- Open on PC home page Google account, log in with your password and login;
- Click "Contacts", Then you can choose from import and export. Accordingly, import suits us. Click on "Other postal service";
- Enter your iCloud details. Made.
After a successful procedure, all the necessary numbers will appear on your Google account, from where you can freely use them on your Android device.
It is advisable that before this, contacts are stored directly on the phone, and not on the SD card.
Transferring data from the calendar
Your Apple calendar stored important data such as scheduled meetings, urgent events, birthdays of friends and colleagues, but after switching to Android, you lost access to it? Don't worry, the situation here is fixable, everything can be solved in a few clicks using special application Sync for iCloud.
This application is specially produced for smartphones running Android, so operating system will not conflict with her. The program does not have any special functionality, but it copes with its main task: transferring calendar data from iCloud. It also has useful advantages:
- Completely free, all options are provided to the user at no additional cost;
- It is possible to easily work with iCloud on Android. That is, you will not only get access to a previously registered calendar, but in real time you will be able to carry out the necessary operations with it;
- You can create multiple accounts on one device;
- Do you want to make the iCloud calendar the main one on your phone, because for some reason the built-in one doesn’t suit you? No problem, just turn on "Default" in the settings.
Transferring music
Here, too, the situation is quite simple, you just need to use a well-known application Google Play Music. This player program, surprisingly, works well with iOS devices. By installing it on your smartphone, you can easily access media files in the Cloud. Don’t forget also about special products from Amazon that allow you to connect several accounts. The perfect solution – Amazon Cloud Player.