Instead, you’d have to use an App Password just like you would for older versions of Outlook.
When you are using the POP3 protocol to access your Gmail in Outlook, you won’t be able to use OAuth 2.0 in either version of Outlook.Ĭurrently, the Outlook Team has no intention to implement OAuth 2.0 support for POP3 accounts in Outlook.
When you are using Outlook 2016 (Volume License msi-version), Outlook 2013 or previous, then you can create a special “ App password” which you’ll have to use within Outlook to logon to Gmail rather than using your regular password.Įarlier versions of Outlook require an App Password when 2-Step Verification is enabled for your Gmail account.
When setting up your account using Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019 or Outlook 2016 (except for the Volume License msi-version), Outlook will prompt you for your credentials and the additional verification step as these versions offer native support for OAuth 2.0 for Gmail accounts.Īuthentication verification step 2: Enter a code obtained via an SMS text, the Authenticator app or a Google prompt on your phone. Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2021, Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 Secure your Gmail account with 2-Step Verification. This is a bit more work but also quite a bit more secure and highly recommended.įor step-by-step instructions to set this up see: Outlook and 2-Step Verification for Gmail accounts. The way to go is to enable “ 2-Step Verification” for your Google Account. You can no longer turn on Basic Authentication for Gmail.
It’s been a long time coming as Google had turned off Basic Authentication by default for all new accounts and accounts which haven’t synced within the last 30 days since the second half of 2014. However, it now states that the setting is no longer available and links to the Less secure apps & your Google Account help page for more info. You used to be able to do this on the Less secure app access page by setting the “Allow less secure apps” setting to “On”. Re-enabling Basic Authentication for your Google Account Settings to configure Gmail in Outlook is no longer possible. It now only lets you authenticate via the OAuth 2.0 standard.Īs a result, you’ll get Send/Receive errors (0x800CCC0E) and could get prompted for your Gmail password again in Outlook and the login could fail even when you supply the correct password. This is because Google has turned off Basic Authentication (which they refer to as Less Secure App Access) for all accounts since May 30, 2022. See Using Google Calendar Sync Utility with Outlook for replacement sync utilities.When configuring your Gmail account in Outlook (or other mail clients such as Thunderbird and Mail apps on (older) smartphones), you may run into continuous password prompts or sync errors. The Calendar Sync utility will stop working at the end of July 2014. In other Google news, anyone still using the old Calendar Sync utility will need to find a new sync utility. I recommend turning two-step verification on instead of enabling basic authentication. Or, you can enable two-step authentication (also in Settings) and create an app password. To do so, go to Gmail account settings and choose Allow less secure apps. Google is allowing users to turn Basic Authentication back on.
Gmail apps for iPhone iOS7, Windows Phone 8.1, and Android apps from Google use oAuth 2.0 and are not affected. If you are using two-step verification, you do not need to enable basic authentication – these accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access. In addition to desktop clients, some older mail apps on smartphones and tablets will be unable to connect to Gmail accounts. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).' Task 'Synchronizing subscribed folders for reported error (0x800CCC0E) : 'Outlook cannot synchronize subscribed folders for Error: Cannot connect to the server. You may receive the following send and receive error and Outlook will be disconnected in the Status bar: When Basic Authentication is turned off, if you are not using two-step verification, Outlook, Thunderbird, and other desktop email clients will be unable to connect to Gmail and the password dialog may come up repeatedly. On July 15, 2014, Google turned off Basic Authentication for all users and requires all mail clients to use oAuth 2.0. Changes are coming to Gmail and Outlook connectivity this month.