How do I set up Apple app-specific passwords?

To use the calendar sync with your Apple calendar, you need to create a special "app-specific password" inside of your Apple account. 

Before you start:

This setup must be done using a tablet or a computer. The initial sync can't be set up using the Bookedin mobile app. 

Sync iCal & Bookedin with an app-specific password

  1. Sign in to your Apple account here: https://appleid.apple.com 
  2. In the Account Security section, make sure you've turned on two-factor authentication (most people have this on by default). This is required to use the iCloud-Bookedin sync.
  3. In the Sign in & Security section, click App-Specific Passwords
  4. Click "Generate an app-specific password"
  5. Type "Bookedin" to give a name for your app-specific password, then click "Create"
  6. Copy the password. In the next step you're going to paste this into Bookedin.
  7. Open a new browser tab and log in to your Bookedin business account: https://scheduler.bookedin.com 
  8. In the top menu, go to Settings > Calendar Sync
  9. Click "Add New Calendar Sync"
  10. On the sync setup screen, choose the iCloud option
  11. Now enter your email address (the one you use to log in to Apple) and then paste the app-specific password you created in step 6 above.
  12. Check the terms of service box & then click Link Apple Account.
  13. You'll be automatically taken back to Bookedin to finish one last step: Choose which apple calendar to sync (if you have multiple) and your sync direction. Then click Start Sync.
  14. You're done! Now your Apple calendar will sync automatically with your Bookedin calendar. 

     

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