a Google Account, Gmail, YouTube, Microsoft Outlook, Amazon AWS, or some other service. What does this mean for 3rd party apps like Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, other Email clients, Contacts, Calendars, and other 3rd party apps by independent developers? Should you stop using them and switch exclusively to Google products?įirst things first: let’s clear up the confusion and get straight with the terminology! 2SV (2-Step Verification / Two Step Verification) What is 2SV?ĢSV is a second layer of security when you sign-in (login) into your account, e.g. They are the first group of Google account holders that is affected by this change, and we can expect more related news in the upcoming years months. Google is pushing 2SV (2-Step Verification – not to be confused with 2FA, they aren’t the same thing – differences explained below) and starting from Novemit will be mandatory for all YouTube Creators who monetize their channel(s) and are part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP).

Now, if you still wish to continue using such apps, you must enable and use new method described in this article. Update: (June 2022) Google has finally blocked access to insecure apps. Read further below to learn about 2SV in more details.įrom what we understand following this Google Help article, you will still be able to use your favorite email app, but if it falls on the Google’s list of “less secure apps” (such as Outlook 2016, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007 and older, including some other email apps/software), you will have to switch to 2SV authentication, namely, 16-digit app password, as explained in our guide below. Update: (March 2022) Google has started sending global email notifications to all Gmail account owners that on May 30 (that’s less than 3 months from now) you may lose access to apps that are using less secure sign-in technology.Įssentially, as we predicted last year, Google is now forcing users to either use sign-in with Google Account, OAuth 2.0 or, alternatively, 2SV authentication technologies.

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