Outlook For Mac Not Connecting To Gmail

Changes are coming to Gmail and Outlook connectivity this month. On July 15, 2014, Google turned off Basic Authentication for all users and requires all mail clients to use oAuth 2.0. When Basic Authentication is turned off, if you are not using two-step verification, Outlook, Thunderbird, and other desktop email clients will be unable to connect to Gmail and the password dialog may come up repeatedly. You may receive the following send and receive error and Outlook will be disconnected in the Status bar: Task 'Synchronizing subscribed folders for alias@gmail.com.' Reported error (0x800CCC0E): 'Outlook cannot synchronize subscribed folders for alias@gmail.com. Error: Cannot connect to the server.

The gmail account password box pops up on a regular basis asking me to input my password, because it can't connect. Mac skin for windows 7 free download. I looked in keychain and the password wasn't there. I put it in and clicked on save. Not long after, the same password problem for gmail popped up again, wanting me to input my password.

If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).' In addition to desktop clients, some older mail apps on smartphones and tablets will be unable to connect to Gmail accounts. If you are using two-step verification, you do not need to enable basic authentication – these accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access.

Gmail apps for iPhone iOS7, Windows Phone 8.1, and Android apps from Google use oAuth 2.0 and are not affected. Google is allowing users to turn Basic Authentication back on. To do so, go to and choose Allow less secure apps. Or, you can enable two-step authentication (also in Settings) and create an app password. ( I recommend turning two-step verification on instead of enabling basic authentication. In other Google news, anyone still using the old Calendar Sync utility will need to find a new sync utility. The Calendar Sync utility will stop working at the end of July 2014.

See for replacement sync utilities.