Jeff, what about this? This is exactly what got me started inquiring about an app password. If I read your recent post correctly, I thought you said an app password was for *other* things like Outlook.?
On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Diane <depfah...@gmail.com> wrote: > Within my original post I included a URL in which was mentioned this app > password topic. It also said: "If you’ve turned on 2-Step Verification > and are trying to sign in to your Google Account through a device, mobile > app or desktop app, you’ll need to enter an App Password > <https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833>." That's what got me > thinking about this app password thing. Somewhere I read that Androids and > such will have trouble recognizing a Google account password or something > to that effect and that an app password would be necessary. Again, at that > point is when I contacted Gmail Unsers. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gmail-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to gmail-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.