Exchange password incorrect gmail

Set it up as @googlemail.com rather than @gmail.com. Worked for me.

Set it up as an exchange email account, then do the following:

Email: xxxxx@googlemail.com

Username: same as above

Password

Click done

It will ask you for the server, use m.google.com

Hope that works for you.

I had the same problem as you and now works perfectly.

Same problem. Restored phone and went to re-setup my Google Exchange sync and I got 'Password Incorrect'. I've done Captcha thing, deleted the Exchange account and re-set it up a zillion times, changed my Google password, tried googlemail and gmail in all permutations between username and email address. Periods in the address (lastname.firstname@gmail.com), no periods in the address. Nothing. iOS 5.1 on iPhone 4.

Ug, it's that stupid Google 2-step verification thing. They generate a one-time password for things like this called an Application Specific password. One precious hour of my life flushed away.

See http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185833

I have tried everything suggested. Still no luck. This is for my wife's new phone. Crazy thing is, my daughter's exchange settings work fine with no tricks. Maddening.

I'm having this same issue - I KNOW my password is right, but I just keep getting a message saying "cannot verify account".

How else can I get my contacts from Gmail (old Droid user) into my new iPhone 5?

WOW ... after countless hours of online research and trial and errors ... not one of the suggested fixes I found online worked! ... then I figured it out ... my email is firstname.lastname####@gmail.com ... so when I typed all that in and the CORRECT password, I would only get the "incorrect password" prompt ... CAPTCHA and 2-stage verification stuff did not work ..

HERE WAS MY FIX ..... I removed the " . " between firstname and lastname when entering my email/username and IT WORKED ... hope this solves a lot of headaches!

Man, so happy for you, but so jealous. I've tried every combination of firstname.lastname@gmail.com there is - with and without "." 😟

I've just had the same problem but used the fix suggested by setting up an exchange account and it worked! Saved hours messing around I think.

Thanks

I had the same problem on my business account (at a university) after performing a required password change at my office. I entered the correct password and the "Incorrect Password" window kept popping up and it would not take "Cancel" as a response. What solved it for me was re-booting the i-Phone (Hold off switch and the home button [at the bottom of the phone] simultaneously for a few seconds. Be sure your phone is plugged in.) After re-boot everything was back to normal. The first thing I did after rebooting was go into the mail settings and put in the new password.

I had this issue as well. My situation was the same as that described by Loudlaf. After reading his post, I powered the phone off and left it off for a few minutes. When I turned it back on, the "Incorrect Password" pop-up that I had been experiencing did not show up. Like him, I was able to go into the mail settings and put in the new password. Thanks, Loudlaf! (Hard to believe the solution was so simple.)

The same issue and once I restarted my device, everything was fine again, so try Loudlaf's tip first than any other.

THANK YOU!!! This has been driving me crazy for probably months, and your post fixed this for me!