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Recently, I had to remove my gmail account from my iPad (ios7).
When I tried to add it back, I get the message "Cannot Get Mail - the user name or password for "imap.gmail.com" is incorrect.
But the password is correct - I used the same one on my Windows laptop and Android phone - even during the period since the iPad is telling me its incorrect.
Please help.
iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.0.2
If you have 2-step verification set up for your gmail account, you will need to generate an application-specific password for your iphone applications (because those apps apparently don't support 2-step verification).
Go into your google account, look in accounts/security/2-step verification, there is a link called "Manage your application specific passwords" Use that to generate a special password for your iphone apps and use that instead of your usual gmail password on your phone.
If you have 2-step verification set up for your gmail account, you will need to generate an application-specific password for your iphone applications (because those apps apparently don't support 2-step verification).
Go into your google account, look in accounts/security/2-step verification, there is a link called "Manage your application specific passwords" Use that to generate a special password for your iphone apps and use that instead of your usual gmail password on your phone.
I should add that when I initially upgraded to ios7, the mail/calendar app worked fine. The problem stemmed from my removing my gmail account from my iPad and then trying to add it back on.
I know I'm not the OP, but you have just saved me a bunch of time with the perfect answer to my problem as well. Thank you so much.
I had this problem but no two-factor authenification was set for my account. This posting at http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/971486 had the following instructions:
1. Quit all mail clients that are accessing the affected Gmail account. This means the Mail app on the iPhone and any other place you are accessing your Gmail from such as a computer.
2. Open Safari on the affected iPhone and navigate to this page: http://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha
3. Enter your full Gmail address, password and type the characters you see in the picture. Touch the unlock button to verify your account.
4. Open the Mail app and your Gmail access should be restored.
I had actually deleted the gmail account in step 1 and then created it again in step 4 and that worked for me.
Thanks Johann. These four steps worked perfectly for me.
Perfect Johann,.... Worked like a charm after the ios8 upgrade!
Thanks Johan!
I had one extra step that I needed to do, and that was:
• Delete my existing gmail account completely on my iPhone and re-enter it after following the steps above.
Just not sure that was abundantly clear or my specific case.
These steps did not work for me. But went to google link https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and turned on Less Secure Apps. Tried email and it worked on the iPad. Went back in and changed setting back to off and everything is working normally. Thanks
No need to delete account in my case, the four steps just worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
I deleted and re-added the account on the iPhone and that worked...fortunately.
hi im new so i dont know if its been answered but i had to allow less secure apps in my google account and then it let me add my gmail to ipad
thanks and sorry if its solved
Password Incorrect for gmail - but it is correct
