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@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Please see [here](#user-content-faq22) for common error messages.
Related questions: Related questions:
* [Is OAuth supported?](#user-content-faq111)
* [Why is ActiveSync not supported?](#user-content-faq133) * [Why is ActiveSync not supported?](#user-content-faq133)
* [Why is OAuth not supported?](#user-content-faq111)
## How to ...? ## How to ...?
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as described in [th
* [(108) Can you add permanently delete messages from any folder?](#user-content-faq108) * [(108) Can you add permanently delete messages from any folder?](#user-content-faq108)
* [~~(109) Why is 'select account' available in official versions only?~~](#user-content-faq109) * [~~(109) Why is 'select account' available in official versions only?~~](#user-content-faq109)
* [(110) Why are (some) messages empty and/or attachments corrupted?](#user-content-faq110) * [(110) Why are (some) messages empty and/or attachments corrupted?](#user-content-faq110)
* [(111) Why is OAuth not supported?](#user-content-faq111) * [(111) Is OAuth supported?](#user-content-faq111)
* [(112) Which email provider do you recommend?](#user-content-faq112) * [(112) Which email provider do you recommend?](#user-content-faq112)
* [(113) How does biometric authentication work?](#user-content-faq113) * [(113) How does biometric authentication work?](#user-content-faq113)
* [(114) Can you add an import for the settings of other email apps?](#user-content-faq114) * [(114) Can you add an import for the settings of other email apps?](#user-content-faq114)
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**(111) Why is OAuth not supported?** **(111) Is OAuth supported?**
OAuth is supported for Gmail via the quick setup wizard. OAuth is supported for Gmail via the quick setup wizard.
The Android account manager will be used to fetch and refresh OAuth tokens for the selected account. The Android account manager will be used to fetch and refresh OAuth tokens for selected on-device accounts.
OAuth for non on-device accounts is not support because Google requires [an expensive security audit](https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/9110914) for this.
Outlook, Live and Hotmail do not yet support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, but Outlook, Live and Hotmail do not yet support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, but
"*[We are actively working on OAuth support for IMAP connections to O365 mailboxes. We will make a public announcement once the same is available.](https://stackoverflow.com/a/58072053)*" (September 24, 2019). "*[We are actively working on OAuth support for IMAP connections to O365 mailboxes. We will make a public announcement once the same is available.](https://stackoverflow.com/a/58072053)*" (September 24, 2019).
OAuth access for Yahoo! was requested, but Yahoo! never responded to the request.
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