It isn't fixed in the current version of Ubuntu. This is 3.18.2. The upstream Gnome Bug report says that it is fixed, but not for the 'Contacts' code. 'Contacts is all I use Evolution for. It is not an Ubuntu issue, you're right is saying that. The bug I reported was found to be a duplicate of Gnome bug #751979. The following comment exists at the bottom of that bug: "Calendars are fine, for now, it's only the Contacts part. I was thinking of disabling it, but didn't get to it yet. Well, until now".
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1519098 Title: Error when trying to connect to Google online account. Status in Evolution: Unknown Status in evolution package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On trying to connect to my Google online account, I received the following error message: Failed to connect address book 'Google : Barry' The requested resource was not found: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/AuthForInstalledApps On checking the above URL, I found this: "Important: ClientLogin has been officially deprecated since April 20, 2012 and is now no longer available. Requests to ClientLogin will fail with a HTTP 404 response. We encourage you to migrate to OAuth 2.0 as soon as possible". OAuth 2.0 is described at: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: evolution 3.18.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Nov 23 20:48:04 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-12 (11 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151111) SourcePackage: evolution UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution/+bug/1519098/+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