Apple requires all third-party apps that sync with iCloud (like BusyCal and BusyContacts) to use app-specific passwords. An app-specific password is essentially a custom password that is different than your standard iCloud password. Only Apple's apps (Mail, Calendar and Contacts) can use your standard iCloud password. All other apps must use an app-specific password to connect with your iCloud account.

If you are syncing BusyCal or BusyContacts with iCloud, please follow these instructions for using an app-specific password in BusyCal and BusyContacts.

Please contact us if you have questions.

BusyCal Mac 3.1.8 has been released and is available for download. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Specifies app-specific password required for iCloud accounts
• Fixes a problem with percent-encoded characters

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyContacts 1.1.8 has been released and is available now for download. This update includes minor changes.

Release Notes

• Specifies app-specific password required for iCloud accounts

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyContacts customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal iOS 3.1.4 has been released and is available now. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Specifies app-specific password required for iCloud accounts
• Fixes a problem with percent-encoded characters

How to install the update

BusyCal iOS 3.1.4 is a free update and available now on the App Store.

BusyCal Mac 3.1.7 has been released and is available for download. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Fixes disappearing lookups in Location field
• Preserves Alarms on WebDAV calendars by default
• Fixes crash due to malformed all-day event dates
• Fixes crash when adding a SmartGroup to Attendee field
• Localization changes

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal Mac 3.1.6 has been released and is available for download. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Added support for dragging recipients from Mail.app into Attendee field
• Improved Location field auto-completion of local contacts
• Fixed several command-key shortcuts in floating info window
• Fixed disappearing graphics on US Holidays calendar
• Other minor bug fixes

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers can update from the Updates tab on the Mac App Store.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyCal iOS 3.1.3 has been released and is available now. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Improved Location formatting and Travel Time compatibility
• Increased the Map zoom level for events with locations
• Fixed phone dialing in location field for phone numbers containing symbols
• Fixed scrolling of long lists in Location Picker
• Fixed bug preventing the clearing of an existing location
• Fixed location lookup for local contacts containing a space
• Fixed display and default setting of Free/Busy field in Event Details

How to install the update

BusyCal iOS 3.1.3 is a free update and available now on the App Store.

Google has announced that on April 20, 2017 they will no longer allow apps to sign-in to Google using embedded browsers known as web-views. Instead, Google will require third-party apps to use a web browser for signing-in.

This affects all third-party apps that use a web-view to sign-in to Google Calendar, including old versions of BusyCal. Specifically, BusyCal 2 will not be compatible with Google Calendar on or after April 20, 2017.

BusyCal 3 supports Google's new OAuth requirements

BusyCal 3 has been updated to support the new Google OAuth requirements. If you have updated to the latest release of BusyCal 3, there is nothing more you need to do and BusyCal will continue syncing with Google Calendar as usual.

BusyCal 2 does not support Google's new OAuth requirements

BusyCal 2 uses the old web-view method to sign-in to Google and will be unable to sync with Google Calendar on or after April 20, 2017. BusyCal 2 users that wish to continue syncing with Google Calendar should upgrade to BusyCal 3.

Please contact us if you have questions.

BusyCal Mac 3.1.5 has been released and is available for download. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Improved handling of iCloud login errors
• Minor bug fixes

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyCal 3 customers and is available now for direct customers. The Mac App Store version has been submitted to Apple for review and will be available on the Mac App Store once approved by Apple.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyCal menu.
• Mac App Store customers who don't want to wait for the update to become available on the Mac App Store can download the direct version and install it over their Mac App Store version.
• New users can download the BusyCal 30-Day Trial.

BusyContacts 1.1.7 has been released and is available now for download. This update includes bug fixes.

Release Notes

• Improved handling of iCloud login errors
• Minor bug fixes

How to install the update

The update is free for all BusyContacts customers and is available now for direct customers. The Mac App Store version has been submitted to Apple for review and will be available on the Mac App Store once approved by Apple.

• Direct customers can update by selecting Check for Updates from the BusyContacts menu.
• Mac App Store customers who don't want to wait for the update to become available on the Mac App Store can download the direct version and install it over their Mac App Store version.
• New users can download the BusyContacts 30-Day Trial.