Mojave 10.14.4 fails to Authenticate Gmail account

This might have coincided with with G+ shutdown, as from what I gather, GSuite authentication is tied to G+ APIs. So, authentication was transitioned from G+ to another method, and it wasn't a 1 to 1 transition, and it was a gradual one. This was indeed poor coordination between the companies, and for the most part Google is to blame. I anticipate that Apple switched to new APIs a bit too early, and Google wasn't prepared. Second, there are some inconsistencies, as if you have backup email for your GSuite account, for some reason, that's what's going to be picked up by Apple, as opposed to your actual email; one of my Gsuite accounts doesn't even list my primary account, just aliases. These are all bugs from ongoing shutdown of G+.

Sure. I had to reauthenticate gmail just once — right after installing 10.14.4.

The nagging issue of Mail losing touch with gmail, as I think about it, has been around for a while — only not nearly as bad as it is now. I know that very occasionally I had Mail try to convince me that gmail was offline, always after bringing up the screen after being minimized, and had to restart Mail. But now the issue has become MUCH worse. If it matters, my machine is a Fall 2018 MacBook Pro,

By the way, I don't use GSuite or any other google service other than gmail.

I am having the same issue where I had authenticate all my gmail emails and additionally I am having internet issues. I keep thinking my wifi is out, but it's not. Internet/WiFi stops working and I have to restart the computer. (MacBook Pro 2017). Restarting Safari does not work. And I even tried Foxfire the second this happened and that didn't work either.

I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) connected to the WIFI of my work and it happens to me. I spent a couple of days trying to solve it. But finally.....

What did I do and works for me?

1. I set mi iPhone as "personal Hotspot".
2. I connected my iMac to internet trough my iPhone. Not my work's wifi.
3. I did the authentication in Safari without any problem

That is it...!!!! good luck

S E R I O U S L Y ? ? ?

I should send Apple a HEFTY BILL for UNNECESSARY lost time, DISRUPTED business interactions, and UNRELIABLE service. Most, if not all Apple users have paid a HEFTY PRICE for our state-of-the-art devices and expect them to 'JUST WORK'. . . along with instructions on how to REMOVE this POS upgrade.

Also wanted to add that if you create a new gmail account... it sets up with no problem. The old gmail account that didn't work previously could be added under a new user account created on the mac.

OMG! This works as a magic! I found it on Google account and turned it on. The autentification on Mail was done quick and with no problems! I think this is a simplest way to resolve this issue! Thank you.

Thanks to mulberrywriter for the answer .

Most easiest way without downloading and deleting accounts.

1. Go to your gmail account in browser.
2. There is a little gear in your gmail under all emails (I did this way so explain step by step from my side)
3. Choose Settings under that gear
4. Choose Account and Imports
5. Choose Other Google Account settings
6. Choose Review your privacy settings.
7. Choose device information. If it is Turned off - you need t click on it and turn it ON. If it is ON, You can turn it off and again turn it on.
8. Do not logout. Go to Mail and Click on Lighting icon near your account.
9. Click everything it will ask.
10. In browser you will see an option to "Allow". Click it and DONE. It will finish authentication smoothly.

Process takes 2 minutes. All calendar info and emails will stay with no issues. I hope it will works fine after as well.

@Yana131 re: 4/23/19 7:05PM response beginning: "Thanks to mulberrywriter for the answer..." I appreciate the time and effort. My problem is that I do not want Google to store the information from my device. I have always had this "device" setting off (pause) and until 10.14.4 there was never any problem. If the device setting is on, then: "Device Information stores info about your contacts, calendars, apps, music, audio files, movies, books, and other data from your devices. It also stores diagnostic info about your devices, like the battery level, the quality and duration of network connections, touchscreen and sensor readings, and crash reports." That's not what I want Google to have. So it's still an Apple issue. I realize there are highly technical solutions that have been suggested here, but that doesn't help the vast majority of Mac users who are not tech savvy. Again, though, thanks for taking the time and I hope it works for others.

I got off the phone with a supervisor (no point messing with a rookie) and he said that it has always been this way but they wanted to make it clear with they were doing. Apparently lawyers had it deep into the terms of service. Could be the new EU privacy issues. I think Google and Apple is collecting data. duhh.

I made the supervisor do a screen share every single click. He did help. And he kept his cool when I was "angry"

I asked him if Apple would either pay me for my time or put up a Into to this stupid box that says "hey... we always had your data and contacts but .... we didn't make it clear. So sorry for pulling a Facebook.

Now I am doing the MB pro myself and

I use Safari. What do you mean "it should be opened automatically)? Upon clicking on the lightning symbol I am obligated to proceed through the authentication process that never ends and never authenticates.

After trying several of the solutions and nothing working I contacted Apple Support. What worked was deleting all google keychain passwords and re-entering them when safari required the authentication. Keeping my fingers crossed that this holds longer than the last fix, which was less than a week. Frustrating and time consuming exercise!

Todd, honestly, I'm beginning to wonder why I wasting so much time trying to fix Mail. Spark is functional, easy to use, has everything that I need and has yet to fail in any respect. So far, the only thing that it doesn't offer is the possibility to change the font. Best to you from Roma.

TeresaC7,

funny you raise this. The timing seems right for me, too, with Facebook - while I can login and so on, I notice my newsfeed is truncated.

A year or so ago, this was caused by a password app called Dashlane. That is now fixed but it showed me that problems in one thing can be caused by another completely different app. I hope apple finds a fix for this idiocy soon. None of the fixes work for long although I must say my email still rolls in. It's as though gmail is 'paused' rather than completely offline.

Well, the problem is stil there. Mail.app on OSX, while in verification process, requests to open up accounts.google.com in Safari.

Safari is actual problem - it fails for whatever reason to connect to accounts.google.com.

The exact URL, from Mail.app, opens up perfectly in Chrome. Short URL, eg https://accounts.google.com opens as well in Chrome and in curl.