If you are moving from an iPhone to an Android device and want to continue using your iCloud email account, you don’t have to worry. And in this article, we have the solution.
We will show you how to add your iCloud email address to your Android device just by following a few simple steps. Prepared? Well, let’s start.
Add an iCloud email address to an Android mobile
Maybe you already know that Apple enables two-factor authentication (2FA) by default in your iCloud account. So the easiest way to set up your iCloud email on your Android device is to first create an application-specific password for your iCloud email address.
Surely you will wonder how to do it, it is very simple. You just have to follow the following steps:
- Start your favorite web browser on your computer.
- Enter the site appleid.apple.com and log in with your Apple ID.
- Enter the section Security.
- Click on the option Generate password
- Assign a name that accompanies the password you entered.
- Click on Create.
- Take note of the password that was generated. You will need it to configure your iCloud email on your Android mobile.
How to add your iCloud email address to your Android phone
You already have the password you need to use your iCloud mail on your Android mobile. Now is the time to complete the process by following these simple steps:
- Enter the menu of Setting on your Android mobile.
- Click on the option Accounts
- Then select the option Add account, located at the bottom.
- Click Personal (IMAP). This option will appear with the Gmail logo next to it.
- Enter your iCloud email address.
- Click on Next.
- Then enter the specific password of the application that you generated in your web browser.
- Press on the button again Next.
Ready! Your iCloud email account will now appear in your account list, and you can access it from your inbox in the Gmail application.
