mailnag Someone just tried to sign in to your Google Account from an app that doesn't meet modern security standards

When I try to use Mailnag under Unity (so adding the account under the Mailnag Accounts tab, not via Online Accounts), I receive the following email from Gmail: "Someone just tried to sign in to your Google Account from an app that doesn't meet modern security standards. We strongly recommend that you use a secure app, like Gmail, to access your account. All apps made by Google meet these security standards. Using a less secure app, on the other hand, could leave your account vulnerable"

And of course, because of this, Mailnag doesn't work.

Mar 25 '16 09:03 hotice

Hi! Please have a look here. Does the suggestion at the bottom help?

Mar 25 '16 13:03 pulb

Thanks, I didn't see that bug report! I figured 2 other ways before this while writing the Mailnag 1.2 article on WebUpd8 and I got it working. But an OAuth2 system would solve it for good :)

Mar 25 '16 13:03 hotice

I'll puth OAuth2 on my TODO list.

Many thanks for another very detailed article! I'm certain it will help Mailnag to become more popular :grinning:

Mar 25 '16 16:03 pulb

same problem, two factor authentication shut down google accounsts :( so +1 for OAuth2

Aug 02 '16 18:08 KeNaCo

@Ken Mijime: In the meantime you can use the workaround althaser suggested at the end of this issue: https://github.com/pulb/mailnag/issues/112

Aug 02 '16 22:08 pulb