diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 037e3e9c1e..29ceafbbe4 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as decribed in [thi * [(133) Why is ActiveSync not supported?](#user-content-faq133) * [(134) Can you add deleting local messages?](#user-content-faq134) * [(135) Why are trashed messages and drafts shown in conversations?](#user-content-faq135) +* [(136) Why does my Gmail account show 'Invalid credentials'?](#user-content-faq136) [I have another question.](#user-content-support) @@ -2288,6 +2289,16 @@ It is easy to read through the received messages before continuing to write the
+ +**(136) Why does my Gmail account show 'Invalid credentials'?** + +Assuming you used the Gmail wizard: you have likely revoked account (contact) permissions from FairEmail. +Account permissions are required to periodically refresh the [OAuth](https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap/xoauth2-protocol) token +(a kind of password used to login to your Gmail account). + +Just start the wizard (but do not select an account) to grant the required permissions again. + +
## Support