Diane, Previously you needed an app password for almost anything that was going to connect to your Google account. Google has changed the way they have their sign-on system and this no longer applies. I surprised they have not updated that help page.
Jeff On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 1:28 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote: > Jeff, what about this? This is exactly what got me started inquiring > about an app password. If I read your recent post correctly, I thought you > said an app password was for *other* things like Outlook.? > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Diane <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Within my original post I included a URL in which was mentioned this app >> password topic. It also said: "If you’ve turned on 2-Step Verification >> and are trying to sign in to your Google Account through a device, mobile >> app or desktop app, you’ll need to enter an App Password >> <https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833>." That's what got >> me thinking about this app password thing. Somewhere I read that Androids >> and such will have trouble recognizing a Google account password or >> something to that effect and that an app password would be necessary. >> Again, at that point is when I contacted Gmail Unsers. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
