Cannot add Google account
When I try to add a Google account in preferences > internet accounts, I click "Open in Browser" and then there is an infinite spinner.
Quit Safari and then try again, that solved it for me.
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Do you have Safari Technology Preview installed?
I was just experiencing this same issue, and I discovered that if I launched the Safari Technology Preview app after the spinner was showing, after a slight delay it would open up the special private window to the Gmail login that was missing, and then things worked.
Safari, not Safari Technology Preview, is set as my default browser, so... apparently macOS is getting confused over which of them it should be using?
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It appears that switching to Safari as the default browser is the solution! WTF
Make Safari as your default Browser and try again.
Worked for me
One more test case; on my Mac I get the infinite spinner adding a GMail account with my default browser set to Safari or to Firefox. I've only seen it it work today in Chrome.
I installed Safari Technology Preview and that solved my problem. Thanks!
boogaloojb wrote:
When I try to add a Google account in preferences > internet accounts, I click "Open in Browser" and then there is an infinite spinner.
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Are you logged into a gmail account(?) Verify you are seeing the second window that opens when you click "Open Browser"
Are you trying to set up a email account..?
I would do this set-up through the Mail.app
Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
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i had the same problem and when i open safari, immediately open google login window and i can enter my username an password
Just wanted to say thanks. I'm not sure why this was needed or even what "Safari Technology Preview" is... but I downloaded it and was able to fix this problem.
I'm having this exact same issue and I'm not seeing any resolution yet. @leroydouglas -- I am seeing the second window and that's the infinite spinner.
My Gmail was working perfectly on the mail app until yesterday. Now it is showing offline. I click on the ~ to connect. It states - enter the password for the account. Google requires completing authentication in your web browser. I click Open Browser and then the circular motion comes up and it just continues. It does not allow me to enter the password?
@leroydouglas and @boogaloojb I am having the same problem, but I get the same spinner through System Preferences --> Internet Accounts and through Mail --> Add Account. Is there some other way to get around this? Ideally I want this new account feeding in to Mail and to Calendar, but either is better than neither. FWIW, I'm using Chrome.
I have the same issue. I cannot enter a password when prompted to go to "web". I have done this from Mail app as Well as Internet Accounts in Settings app. The result is the browser just opens, and I do not get the Google entry form.
I am having the same issue. If someone from apple customer support is seeing this, there is a bug in the OAuth login for google accounts. Can you please fix it, I am not able to sync my calendar or email. If you hire, me i can probably help you fix it
Gmail needs a one-time password to use gmail on a Mac.
I'm also having this issue, on MacOS 12.1
Using the Mail app to add the Google account does not work, it still shows the infinite loop. Please help.
Cannot add Google account