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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/27c02f6d-8ef2-46f6-9ab0-8ec9443eb83d%40googlegroups.com.
