Yosemite Messages + Google (Jabber) Account = Broken

After upgrading to Yosemite (OS 10.10), my Google accounts (Gmail and Jabber) no longer work with the Messages app. Only Bonjour is working. Mind you, I have been using my Gmail accounts with Messages (iChat) as far back as Mac OS 10.4.

For troubleshooting purposes, I added a brand new Google account to Messages, seeing if old account settings had been corrupted during the upgrade. However, this also failed.

Basically, the Google/Jabber account tries to connect, stating "Connecting…", but then eventually fails and says, "Disconnected."

I also looked at the Jabber port settings. There's nothing unusual about it.

Any ideas?

AppleTV 2, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 6:18 AM

36 replies

Nov 3, 2015 10:36 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Setting Google to accept Less Secure apps worked immediately for me

Nov 3, 2015 1:16 PM in response to lincoln60

You're welcome.

9:16 pm Tuesday; November 3, 2015

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Nov 16, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Scott Konradt

Hey

Where did you find this setting, I couldn't find it

Nov 16, 2015 1:09 PM in response to LOLIMAOHAHAHA

hi,

Messages > Preferences / Accounts

Select the Google account then the Server Settings button/tab on the right hand end of the right hand pane.

9:09 pm Monday; November 16, 2015

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Nov 19, 2015 10:49 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hey,

I found the settings you are talking about, but I don't see the "server settings button/tab"

Nov 19, 2015 12:26 PM in response to LOLIMAOHAHAHA

Hi,

That is the second time I have seen someone post a version like that.

Mine looks like this.

Effectively it has done so since iChat 4 when the separate Google option was added.

I am not sure why it appears different.

Having said that I know that on my Google Mail Web Login the Chat option is to Google Talk after I was offered the option to revert from Hangouts.

I was trying to solve another issue with my Google account and was trying some changed settings when the messages came up.

8:26 pm Thursday; November 19, 2015

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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Yosemite Messages + Google (Jabber) Account = Broken