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CardDAV account verification failed

Solution:

CardDAV does not support two factor authentication. Generate an app password for the account setup.

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en


Problem:

Adding a CardDAV account on the iPhone keeps giving account verification failed.

Posted on May 28, 2019 11:16 PM

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Posted on May 28, 2019 11:35 PM

Better Solution:

cardDAV not needed. Go to iPhone Settings-> Contacts -> Default Account and set it to Gmail instead of iCloud


Problem:

iphone contacts won’t sync to gmail

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CardDAV account verification failed

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