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I have lost access to my gmail account on apple ipad - what I want to do is actually do a restore to a certain date

I have lost access to my gmail account on apple ipad - what I want to do is actually do a restore to a certain date


Posted on Apr 25, 2022 8:31 AM

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Posted on Apr 25, 2022 8:36 AM

Google have changed their authentication requirements for mail accounts configured for password authentication - and for non-Google mail clients, now requires use of an App Specific password for each mail client/device. Accounts configured on existing devices may continue to accept your google account password until you make any changes to your account - after which the requirement to use an App-specific password will be triggered.


Once triggered, you will need to generate a unique password for your iPad Gmail account - that will differ from your normal Google Account Password. AOL, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft now all use App Specific Passwords when using anything other than their own email client Apps.


If you need to generate an App Specific Password, you’ll need to log-in to your Mail Providers account management webpage - using a web browser - and generate the Password from the appropriate account security page.


More information about AOL’s App Specific Passwords can be found here:

https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in?guccounter=1


For Yahoo, more information can be found here:

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN27791.html


For Gmail:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en-GB


Microsoft:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/using-app-passwords-with-apps-that-don-t-support-two-step-verification-5896ed9b-4263-e681-128a-a6f2979a7944

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