The same thing happens for me with an up-to-date 14.04 system. I do not believe I have had any other machines using my google account when it happened.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259422 Title: Google authentication error in empathy Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Basically empathy can authenticate google account. But after couple of days when i start empathy, it can't authenticate google account. Other application which use google account are working fine. Off/On google account doesn't solve this problem. What i need to do is remove the account and add it again. And same things will happen after couple of days. It's embarrassing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: empathy 3.8.4-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.22-generic 3.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 10 11:55:37 2013 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1259422/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp