Thanks John - I know that, about 2 step verification. I've chosen not to implement it. Nobody but me ever uses this computer, so I think I'm relatively safe unless/until I get successfully hacked. - Bill
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 11:37 PM, John Blake <jrblakem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Glad to see you got it sorted. As an aside 2 step verification doesn't > require an app specific password, they are 2 separate things. > Just an FYI 😎 > > On Thu, 8 Dec 2016, 09:46 bill hansen <billhansen2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> After a couple of hours of beating my head against the wall, I found the >> problem. My new password required me to put in a symbol which wasn't >> available on the virtual alphanumenic keyboard, but is available on the >> "symbol" keyboard. That change to the "symbol" keyboard apparently made my >> new password invalid on the phone. Eliminating that one symbol and changing >> to one which is available on the alphanumeric keyboard, solved the problem. >> All is well. >> >> Bill >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 4:40 PM, billhansen <billhansen2...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Cross-posting here, from another Google support group. A couple of days >> ago Google caught and prevented an attempt at unauthorized access to my >> Gmail account, They recommended that I change my Google password, which I >> did. That went well, in the sense that my Gmail and other Google apps work >> normally on my desktop computer. But I can't receive email on my phone any >> more. When I try to sign in to the phone's Gmail, I get the "wrong >> password" error. When I type in the new password, I **still** get "wrong >> password. I've probably tried a dozen times to put the new password into >> the phone, but I always get the "wrong password" error. Any suggestions on >> how to proceed? >> >> Bill Hansen >> Ithaca NY USA >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
