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Gmail asking for authentification Pop-up window supposed to open Safari does not work.

Monterey 12.0.1 in Mail app, Gmail asking for authentification but pop-up window supposed to open Safari does not work.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 11:09 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2021 10:37 AM

Hey there Lost-in-Eiffel-Tower,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. Does it work if you try authenticating using a different browser? What if you restart your Mac? 


If not, you may be able to find a way to resolve this using the steps from this link:


2-Step Verification - Google Account Help


We hope this helps. Take care.

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Nov 9, 2021 10:37 AM in response to Lost-in-Eiffel-Tower

Hey there Lost-in-Eiffel-Tower,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. Does it work if you try authenticating using a different browser? What if you restart your Mac? 


If not, you may be able to find a way to resolve this using the steps from this link:


2-Step Verification - Google Account Help


We hope this helps. Take care.

Nov 9, 2021 11:58 AM in response to Lost-in-Eiffel-Tower

But if Firefox is open, when you click on that authentication dialog, it will send a string into Firefox and the Gmail sign-in page will accept your name and password. Once done, you have Gmail authentication satisfied in Apple Mail. It ignores the default browser when it is Safari, but when I tried the previous sentence, it worked fine with Firefox. Go figure…

Gmail asking for authentification Pop-up window supposed to open Safari does not work.

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