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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.
User has turned on 2-Step Verification in google account.


[[File:No less secure app7.png]]


<u><b>Solution :</b></u>


Generate an application password to be used in AutoCount. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on.
<u><b>Solution (1):</b></u>

<span style='color:red'>Turn off 2-Step Verification</span> in your google account

Once turn off the 2-Step Verification in your google account, you will able to see “Allow less secure apps” setting and you can <span style='color:red'>turn it ON</span>.


[[File:No less secure app1.png]]


<u><b>Solution (2):</b></u>

Generate an application password to be used in AutoCount.


To generate application password, please go to your google account.
To generate application password, please go to your google account.

Revision as of 02:27, 9 June 2022

Question: There is no “Allow less secure apps” in google account when want to use Gmail to send batch mail in AutoCount. Why?

Version: 1.8 / 1.9 / 2.0


Possible Reason :

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.


Solution :

Generate an application password to be used in AutoCount. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on.

To generate application password, please go to your google account.


Go to Security, at the “Signing in to Google” section, click on “App passwords”, and login again your gmail.


Select the App(Mail) and Device (Windows Computer), after that click on “Generate” to generate application password.


Copy the app password use it in AutoCount.


At Mail Options, paste the password. Users are now able to use gmail account in AutoCount batch mail.


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