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Gmail less secure apps being locked down
On May 30, 2022 Google is locking down "less secure apps". See Google's announcement here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en I'm using Outlook 2019, ad use Gmail via Outlook...
It is the email program itself that does the authentication with a mail server.
When you setup your email program, it asks a couple questions and setups the email program to connect to an email server.
And you can go back in and tweak these settings.
In Outlook, it is under TOOLS>ACCOUNT-SETTINGS.
Google wants you to use OATH2 authentication.
OAUTH2 is available in some [but not all] versions of Microsoft Outlook:
PRODUCT: OATUH2 authentication:
Outlook 2007 Not available
Outlook 2010 Not available
Outlook 2013 Yes, but disabled by default.
Outlook 2016 Yes
Outlook 2019 Yes
Outlook 365 Yes
KevinYork I use Outlook 2010, purchased more than 10 years ago. Does this mean that it will be impossible to continue using Outlook 2010 with Gmail after May 30, 2022? Is there any work around? Thanks.
- That's why I came to this forum... I have the same problem and the same question.
'Googling'... I did see mentions of workarounds; but not from anyone I trust.
