From 389aa04864cbe52a7a2c749425204265ea4fe927 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M66B Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:20:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ --- FAQ.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index f6e5497249..2b2150d95c 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -507,6 +507,12 @@ you can either enable access for "less secure apps" and use your account passwor or enable two factor authentication and use an app specific password. To use a password you'll need to set up an account and identity via the manual setup instead of via the quick setup wizard. +**Important**: sometimes Google issues this alert: + +*[ALERT] Please log in via your web browser: https://support.google.com/mail/accounts/answer/78754 (Failure)* + +This Google security check is triggered more often with *less secure apps* enabled, less with an app password, and hardly when using an on-device account (OAuth). + Please see [this FAQ](#user-content-faq111) on why only on-device accounts can be used. Note that an app specific password is required when two factor authentication is enabled.