How to connect a Gmail / Google Workspace account with an App Password

By: Jacob Durgan

Updated: August 18, 2023

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Step 1: Enable 2-Step Verification in your Google account

Login to the Google account, click on the Avatar in the top right corner and then click on “Manage your Google Account”.
Click on “Security” on the left hand menu. Scroll down, under Signing in to Google, click on 2-Step Verification.
Follow the on-screen steps

Step 2: Enable IMAP in the mailbox

In the mailbox (email), go to the Settings by click on the gear icon in the top right corner.
If quick settings opens up, select “See all settings”
Select the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab
In the IMAP access area, click on “Enable IMAP”
At the bottom and select “Save Changes”

Step 3: Create an App Password and Sign into Emailbroadcast using it

Go back to your Google Account Settings
In the right hand navigation menu, select “Security”
Under “How to sign into Google” select 2-Step Verification
Go to the bottom of the page and click App Passwords
In the Select App dropdown, select Other. You can name the password “app.eb” or any other name, it does not matter.
Click on Generate
Copy your generated App Password (this is the password you will use to connect the account to emailbroadcast)
Go back to emailbroadcast
In the password field, paste the “App Pasword” you just copied.
Fill in the other fields if not already done
Click on “Save”
Your account should be connected

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