ICloud Drive: This is for all your documents (including Mac Desktop and Downloads data) and data from third-party apps on Macs and iOS devices that store data in the cloud.
Assuming you’re syncing your Calendar data with iCloud, you’ll also need two-factor authentication enabled for your account. Two-factor authentication used two elements to login to your account: something you know (your Apple ID password) and something you have (a special one-use six-digit code Apple sends you). If you haven’t set up two-factor authentication for your Apple ID year, even if you aren’t going to link Alexa to your iCloud Account.
Set Up iCloud Two-Factor Authentication To activate two-factor authentication on your iPhone do this:. Tap System Preferences. Using two-factor authentication makes good security sense even if you aren’t linking to Alexa. Confirm your trusted phone number. Enter the validation code Apple sends to your iPhone Set Up an App-specific Password for Alexa Here’s how to create an for the Alexa app so it can access your Calendar:. Go to Apple’s in Safari and enter your Apple ID user name and password. Since two-factor authentication is enabled you’ll need to enter the six digit code Apple sends you.
Tap Security. Look for the “App-Specific Passwords” section and tap Generate Password. Enter your Apple ID user name and the app-specific password you just made. Tap Sign In After Alexa is linked to your iCloud account you can choose which Calendar categories it can access. If you only want your personal calendar available through Alexa, for example, uncheck everything else.
Now you can ask Alexa questions like, “What’s on my calendar,” or “When is my next event?” You can also add events. If I’m having lunch with Bryan, I’d say “Add lunch with Bryan to my calendar.” Using your Echo with Alexa to check your calendar is pretty convenient, but it comes with a big privacy risk: Anyone that’s near your Echo can find out what’s on your schedule by asking Alexa.
If that’s not something you’re comfortable with, don’t give Alexa access to your iCloud Calendar data and maybe wait for Apple to introduce its instead.
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