It's possible Google changed something. They've been known to move fast
and break things. Also, they probably don't have K-9 on their radar
anymore than they do other Android mail clients outside of their own
products (and possibly the Android version of Outlook, big corporations
tend to like other big corporations, for some reason).
I agree, Apple does really good tech support. When I recommend computers
for non-technical people, I recommend Apple.
I've never tried to email Google about anything, figuring that if I
can't find a solution with a search engine, there probably isn't a known
solution available.
I've used Google Hangouts once - worked with a team of college students
on a project and that's what they used. Otherwise, I don't use it at all.
Then webmail! I hate webmail. I've never found a webmail that wasn't
clunky, slow and difficult to use. (Note: My ISP's webmail is worse. But
I understand that a number of smaller ISPs use a branded version of
GMail for their webmail.) I'm a dinosaur: give me a standalone mail
client like K-9, Thunderbird, PMail, even clunky Outlook instead of a
webmail interface. Even a text email client like Alpine, PINE or old
moldy Elm!
So you're not alone, I guess you can call me picky, too. :)
On 05/01/2018 07:32 PM, nukeman...@gmail.com wrote:
The thing is, I have two other gmail accounts that have always worked
fine on K9. They were installed at very different times. This 3rd
gmail, however, would not authenticate. Given the advice I used to get
it to work, I would suggest google has made a change that has affected
how the K9 app is allowed to authenticate, and not vice versa.
Believe you me, I'm no fan of Apple, but you can at least call and talk
to Apple tech support. I couldn't even find an email to send a help
request to google tech support.
And it's just not that. I use a few google products, I'm not
particularly thrilled with any of them. Google just does not seem to
polish their products, at least in my view. Hangouts for example, which
my family uses alot, is glitchy and laggy. The gmail web interface
(which I seldom use, but other family members do) is unintuitive,
unattractive, reminds me of the crappy webmail my ISP uses.
Maybe I'm just too picky. I've been accused of that. :)
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 7:55:28 PM UTC-4, Gnome Nomad wrote:
On May 1, 2018 1:38:25 PM HST, nukem...@gmail.com wrote:
Josh Brooks,
THANK YOU so much, your 4 steps below absolutely worked. I
tried the "DisplayUnlockCaptcha" while logged in, did not work.
Followed your steps, and it worked.
Thanks again.
In general, and on a side note, I am not a big fan of Apple
products, but when my kids devices have had issues, Apple
support has been great. Where is Google support like this???
If it wasn't for the luck of finding Josh's post, I would have
been helpless.
My opinion and experience.
On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 2:55:07 PM UTC-5, Josh
Brooks-Budhoo wrote:
Just to go back to the original question on this post, in
case it's still open, here's a method I've found to work in
the past:
1. Sign out of all Google accounts (or open a web browser
that has no Google accounts signed in)
2. Navigate to
http://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha
<http://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha>and
sign in using the account you're having trouble with
3. Follow any remaining on-screen prompts to confirm that
recent blocked login attempts were actually initiated by you
4. Repeat the login attempt on the blocked device (i.e. from
K-9)
On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 9:20:10 AM UTC-5, cketti wrote:
On 01.03.2015 22:29, Tony M wrote:
I have been tinkering with K-9 mail and like it. There
seems to be a lost of settings so I will have to learn it
Big problem is that I can not get it to add my gmail
account. No matter what I do this error pops up when I
try to add it. I am positive my account info is correct.
Setup could not finish
Username or password incorrect.
(Command: AUTHENTICATE PLAIN;response: #2#
[NO,[ALERT], Please log in via your web browser:
http://support.google.com/mail/accou...y?answer=78754
<http://support.google.com/mail/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=78754>
(Failure)])
Just click the link and work through the bullet points.
My guess is you need to "allow less secure apps access".
Well, with Apple, you have one company, one product. Apple support
outside of their 'genius' bar is highly regarded. But they exert
rigid control over iOS and hardware, so it's much easier.
With Google/Android, you have Android + a bunch of different
phone/tablet makers (who each customize and/or mangle Android to
suit their individual goals) + a much larger plethora of 3rd party
app makers.
Asking Google to sort out problems that might be due to something
Samsung or LG or the app maker tweaked is asking a lot.
Just my opinion. I never encountered your problem with adding GMail
to K-9, probably because I haven't logged into my Google account via
the web in years.
David W. Jones
gnome...@gmail.com
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com
Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
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