#Outlook Gmail Support For Windows 10 Supports OAuth#

In my gmailAnother option is to delete the gmail ost file and let Outlook recreate it. When trying to setup my gmail accounts, I keep getting 'incorrect password' messages, although I know my password is correct. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter account details, such as your name, email address, and password.I am trying to setup my personal and corporate gmail accounts in Office Outlook for Mac 2016. Some accounts, such as Google, might ask that you click Open Browser to complete authentication in your web browser. Select your email provider from the list, then click Continue. From the menu bar in Mail, choose Mail > Add Account.

Outlook Gmail Support For Windows 10 Supports OAuth

(The supposedly 'less secure' option being to have the program log in with your actual username and password.)Inexplicably Outlook 2016 STILL doesn't seem to support OAuth, which is kind of blowing my mind.even more so because Microsoft's free 'Mail and Calendar' program for Windows 10 supports OAuth just fine! So why the heck doesn't Outlook?Basically with OAuth, when setting up the account, the program will display a window with a web page in it prompting you to log in to your account (Gmail, in this case), and then showing what permissions the program is wanting, and verifying that that'sThe program itself never actually has your password, just token (or whatever) telling the service it's fine to interact with it. You can turn off accessFor these apps, which we recommend, or turn on access if you want to use them despiteSo GMail wants to use OAuth, that's the 'more secure' option it's talking about. On top of that, my corporate email account doesNot have that setting, and I doubt that my admin would go along with disabling security.Apps and devices use less secure sign-in technology, which makes your account more vulnerable. Is there another work around? I would rather not turn off security settings. If I toggle that setting, Outlook 2016 will work.

But still, considering Microsoft's free mail program supports OAuth justFine, and it's sometimes needed, Outlook 2016 really needs to add support!This ^ claims Microsoft was adding OAuth support to Office 2016.sooooo either I don't know how to have it use it, or it's not there, or it's not there yet? Hmm.

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