90% of Apple devices are using iOS 7, so most iOS users are not affected. Windows Phone builds later than 9.845 use Open Authentication (or OAuth) and therefore will not be impacted".Īll Google products use OAuth 2.0, so if you use the desktop Gmail site, the mobile Gmail site or the mobile Gmail apps, you're not affected by this change. Since these apps and devices are easier to break into, blocking them helps keep your account safer."Ī Microsoft article explains that "Google has increased its security measures to block access to Google accounts after Jif those accounts are being set up or synced in apps and on devices that use Basic Authentication." Another article informs that "Windows Phone builds earlier than 9.845 use Basic Authentication and therefore may be impacted. "Google may block sign in attempts from some apps or devices that do not use modern security standards. If the access to less secure apps is disabled, you'll see a "Password incorrect" error when signing in and you can't set up a Google account on your device. * desktop mail clients like Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
#Enable fmail with insecure apps android#
* some built-in Android mail apps not developed by Google * the Mail app from Windows Phone 8.0 or earlier
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Many mail apps use insecure sign-in standards: