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K-9 Mail (k9mail@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jun-2022 03:38:23 UTC K-9 Mail
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- R. L. Dane
@RL_Dane The implementation is done. We're now waiting for Google to verify the app. See https://forum.k9mail.app/t/how-to-use-a-gmail-google-workspace-account-with-k-9-mail/4727 and https://forum.k9mail.app/t/the-plan-for-k-9-mail-6-200/4590
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1. How to use a Gmail/Google Workspace account with K-9 Mail?
  
  TL;DR: K-9 Mail can currently only access Gmail/Google Workspace accounts if you enable 2-step verification and create an app-specific password. The problem Since the end of May 2022 Google no longer allows you to use your Google password when accessing your email via IMAP, POP3, or SMTP (this is what K-9 Mail uses to retrieve/send emails). That’s a good thing, because your Google password allows access to a whole range of Google services. There’s no need for an email client to potentially ha...
2. The plan for K-9 Mail 6.200
  
  With large email providers making it hard to impossible to use password authentication, the sole focus for the next stable version will be to turn K-9 Mail into what the providers like to call a “more secure app”. The hope is that this focus on just one new feature will mean that the next stable version can be released rather soon. To help test the beta versions, read the post How do I become a beta tester?
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- R. L. Dane (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jun-2022 03:38:24 UTC R. L. Dane
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  So exciting! Hoping to see OAUTH implemented in k9/tbird for Android in the near future!
  
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