It was probably because you logged in with browser. That sometimes unlocks gmail. -- Andy
On May 4, 2020 8:36:13 AM EDT, 'Dave Rado' via K-9 Mail <k-9-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote: >Update: K-9 Mail has started retrieving mail again, as suddenly and as >inexplicably as it had stopped doing so previously. It's still not >listed under >"Third-party apps with account access" at >https://myaccount.google.com/security, though. > > > > >On Monday, 4 May 2020 13:07:57 UTC+1, Dave Rado wrote: >> >> Starting today, the email client that I am using on my Android phone >(K9 >> Mail) is suddenly giving an "Authentication Failed" notification >whenever I >> open it. If I click on the notification it displays the saved >incoming >> server settings, and even if I then reenter my Gmail password rather >than >> accepting the existing **** one that is hidden with asterisks, and >click >> Next, it then says "username or password incorrect". But the password >I >> enter is my correct Google password, and the username is my email >address. >> >> However, the built in Android email client is still retrieving my >Gmail >> emails without problems, so it's not Android or my phone, it's just >my K9 >> Mail email client that is being blocked. How can I get to the bottom >of >> this and fix it? >> >> NB - If I go to https://myaccount.google.com/security, and look under > >> "Third-party apps with account access", K-9 Mail is no longer listed >there. >> But I can't see any way to add it. >> >> Dave >> > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to k-9-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/27c02f6d-8ef2-46f6-9ab0-8ec9443eb83d%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to k-9-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/8EC4AF93-8CB0-4A7C-BE2D-E1D6DA6B3C39%40gmail.com.
