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Outlook 365 version 1908 vs 2001
Does anyone what changed between Outlook (365) version 1908 (Semi-Annual) and 2001 (Monthly) to caused Gmail to work on Outlook version 2001 without turning ON "Less Secure App " settings. MS Ou...
VasilMichev The issue that we had with O365 version 1908 was we were unable to configure Gmail account to use IMAP with OAuth. We had to turn ON Less Secure App settings on Gmail account to work.
On O365 version 2001, we were able to configure it without issues with Less Secure App setting OFF.
And OAuth support is what makes that possible. With 1908 and lower, you had to use an app password, which is basically a way to "bypass" using OAuth.
- So version 2001 is the first version that support IMAP with OAuth?