gmail 'authentication failed'

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gmail 'authentication failed'

After Ventura installation, my gmail accounts go 'offline' in MacMail and I get constant requests for authentication which then fail. How do I fix this?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 24, 2022 1:50 PM

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PRP_53

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Nov 24, 2022 2:06 PM in response to Sabine47

What about the First part in earlier reply or was that over looked.

incase that occurred here it is again

If the User Account with Google E-mail service has their Two Factor Authorization enabled the user may need to use their Application Specific Password process covered in below link

Sign in using app passwords

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Nov 24, 2022 2:00 PM in response to Sabine47

If the User Account with Google E-mail service has their Two Factor Authorization enabled the user may need to use their Application Specific Password process covered in below link

Sign in using app passwords

It is suggested to have Safari as the Default Browser for better results

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Nov 24, 2022 2:04 PM in response to PRP_53

Thanks P. Philips for your quick response. I do have Safari as the default browser. The problems have come about since installing Ventura as the operating system.

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gmail 'authentication failed'

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