The version of iCloud for Windows that allows you to sync Apple passwords is no longer available

Apple’s difficult launch for iCloud password synchronization on Windows has hit yet another obstacle: you can no longer download the version of the application that allowed passwords to sync from your Apple devices to the Chrome browser on a Windows PC (via Windows Central) Version 12 of Apple’s iCloud app for Windows released last week with supposed support for the feature, but the Chrome extension to make it work was not available until two days ago. Now, version 12 is no longer in the Windows Store, with version 11.6 in its place.

Strangely, the changelog in the Windows Store still says that the password sync functionality is present. However, when downloading, the application shows version 11.6 in the upper right corner. We verified this for ourselves and you can see that there is no password sync option in our first screenshot below.

Like The 8 bits notes, the Chrome extension for the late party is still available on the Chrome Web Store, at least for now. Anyone still in version 11 of the iCloud app for Windows, however, will not be able to update and enjoy the extension anyway. But if you currently have version 12 on your computer, Windows will not cause you to downgrade to the previous version.

It is not clear why Apple pulled the update – the reviews for the Chrome extension are not good, but many of them are users reporting that it does not work on the Mac, for which it was not designed. Whatever the reason, this was one of the most confusing releases I’ve seen from Apple in recent times. The story, it seems, is the same as the last time I wrote about iCloud passwords for Windows: if you want, you’ll have to wait a little longer.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.