**Important**: using your account password [won't be possible anymore from May 30, 2022](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255).
If you authorized your Gmail account with the quick setup wizard or manually with an app password,
your Gmail account will keep being synchronized after May 30, 2022.
If you enabled *Less secure apps* in the Google account settings and authorized your Gmail account manually with your normal account password,
your Gmail account can't be synchronized from May 30, 2022 anymore.
How to check:
* Go to the *Settings* via the navigation menu (left side menu)
* Tap on *Manual setup and account options*
* Tap on *Accounts*
* Find the account in the list
* If there is a shield icon before the account name (=OAuth), the account will keep working
How to fix:
* Go to the *Settings* via the navigation menu (left side menu)
* Tap on the *Wizard* button and select *Gmail (OAuth)*
* Tick the checkbox to authenticate an existing account (else you'll create a new account!)
* Fill in the fields and follow the steps
* Repeat for each Gmail account
Alternatively, you can use an app password, please see below.
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>
> **Important**: using your account password [won't be possible anymore from May 30, 2022](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255).
>
> "*To help keep your account secure, starting May 30, 2022, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.*"
>
> ✔ If you authorized your Gmail account with the quick setup wizard or manually with an app password, your Gmail account will keep being synchronized after May 30, 2022.
>
> ❌ If you enabled *Less secure apps* in the Google account settings and authorized your Gmail account manually with your normal account password, your Gmail account can't be synchronized from May 30, 2022 anymore.
>
> How to check:
>
> * Go to the *Settings* via the navigation menu (left side menu)
> * Tap on *Manual setup and account options*
> * Tap on *Accounts*
> * Find the account in the list
> * If there is a shield icon before the account name (=OAuth), the account will keep working
>
> How to fix:
>
> * Go to the *Settings* via the navigation menu (left side menu)
> * Tap on the *Wizard* button and select *Gmail (OAuth)*
> * Tick the checkbox to authenticate an existing account (else you'll create a new account!)
> * Fill in the fields and follow the steps
> * Repeat for each Gmail account
>
> Alternatively, you can use an app password, please see below.
>
If you use the Play store or GitHub version of FairEmail,
you can use the quick setup wizard to easily setup a Gmail account and identity.
M66B
3 years ago