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@ -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. 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. 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. 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. Note that an app specific password is required when two factor authentication is enabled.

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