Apple has pulled version 12 of iCloud for Windows from the Microsoft Store, based on user reports. The update included support for the iCloud Chrome Passwords extension announced Monday.
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As indicated by The 8-Bit, the version of iCloud currently on the Microsoft App Store is 11.6.32.0, which is a downgrade from version 12 available yesterday. The description for the iCloud app still mentions support for the iCloud Passwords extension, however.
It is not known why Apple pulled the latest version, but that may be due to issues that many users have experienced with the Chrome extension, including problems with two-factor authentication. when trying to access websites and browser extension works at all.
Apple released the iCloud password extension for Google’s Chrome browser on Windows 10 to allow users to access Chrome passwords created in Apple’s Safari browser. It also enables iCloud to synchronize passwords created in Chrome, making them available on Apple devices as well.