With Microsoft Outlook, we can connect to Gmail, Webmail, or Yahoo mail with it and send/receive mail from the Outlook application on your PC. And all your email data are kept on Your local PC offline, you can open and view all emails without the internet.
For Gmail, you can set it up in Outlook using the Gmail address and real Gmail account password. But from May 30, 2022, Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password, Google removed the Less secure apps feature, that stop allowing applications and devices to sign in to Gmail account with real Google password.
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So How to set up Gmail and fix the Gmail password issue in Outlook?
How to Enable POP and IMAP in Gmail
1- Go to your Gmail, on the top-right you see the Settings icon ⚙ and click on Settings, and then click on See all settings
2- Go to Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab, by default status: POP is disabled and status: IMAP is disabled. So, please check on ☑ Enable POP for all mail and ☑ Enable IMAP. And then click on the Save Changes button.
How to turn on 2-Step Verification in Google Account
1- Go to Manage your Google Account, click on the Google account profile you will see the Manage your Google account button. So click on it.
2- Click on Security (Left menu item), and find Signing in to Google group, you’ll see 2-the Step Verification status is off
3- Click on 2-Step Verification, on the Protect your account with 2-Step Verification screen, click on GET STARTED button.
4- Type your Gmail password, and click on Next
5- Select your country zip code and type your phone number. “How do you want to get codes?” choose Text message or Phone call for getting a verification code. And then click on Next.
6- Type Google code from your phone message or phone call in to Enter the code box and Next, and then click TURN ON.
How to generate the app password in Google Account
1- Back to Signing in to Google, you’ll see App Passwords feature
2- Click on App passwords, on the next screen Google requires you to type your Gmail password again. So type your password and Next
3- Select the app and device you want to generate the app password for. Select app dropdown list and select other (Custom name). And then type the name and click GENERATE button.
4- On the Generated App Password, copy your app password for your device
How to set up Gmail and fix the Gmail password issue in Outlook Using POP
A. For this step, If you are existing Gmail in Outlook ready but it has a problem with your Outlook required Gmail password, you just copy the App password generated and paste it to the password box in Outlook. it’s working.
B. But if you’re new set up Gmail in Outlook, so please:
1- Open the Outlook application and type your Gmail address.
2- Click on Advanced options, check on ☑ Let me set up my account manually, and then click Connect button
3- Advanced Setup, choose POP, paste the app password generated and click on Connect
4- Account successfully added screen, If you don’t need set up on your mobile phone, So uncheck on “Set up Outlook mobile on my phone, too“. and then click Done
How to set up Gmail and fix the Gmail password issue in Outlook Using IMAP
1- After you turn on 2-Step Verification, open the Outlook application
2- Type Gmail address, click on advanced options and check on ☑ Let me set up my account manually
3- Click on Connect button
4- Choose IMAP
5- Sign in with Google prompts pop up, click on Next
6- Type your Gmail password
7- Click on the “Sign in” button
8- Enter a verification code, Google sent a verification code to your phone by Text message or Authenticator app
9- On the next screen, scroll down for finding the “Allow” button and click on it.
10- Account successfully added screen, If you don’t need set up on your mobile phone, So uncheck on “Set up Outlook mobile on my phone, too“. and then click Done
