Outlook Mac No Longer Requires App Password

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When configuring your Gmail account in Outlook (or other mail clients such as Thunderbird and Mail apps on (older) smartphones), you may run into continuous password prompts or sync errors.

  1. Sep 10, 2018  With Outlook’s new simplified Account Setting dialog, users have discovered the password field and server settings are no longer accessible through the File, Account Settings dialog. While Outlook will ask you to enter the password on the next send and receive, you can use the Reset Mail Settings button in the bottom left of the dialog to reset the account.
  2. Nov 18, 2019  The most likely situation is that you changed your password for the email account but didn't update the password in Outlook. Follow the steps above to go to the Account Settings dialog box that lists your email address and password, then change the password to the updated one so that Outlook stops asking you for it.

This is because Google has turned off Basic Authentication by default for all new accounts and accounts which haven’t synced within the last 30 days and only lets you authenticate via the OAuth 2.0 standard.

Apr 19, 2018  3. Create an app password. Now you should set up a special password – you will use it to log in to Gmail from Outlook. Here is how you can do that: Once in your Google account, go to the Sign-in & security section. Locate App passwords and click on it. Provide your Gmail account password. Choose Outlook from the drop-down menu.

As a result, you’ll get Send/Receive errors (0x800CCC0E) and could get prompted for your Gmail password again in Outlook and the login could fail even when you supply the correct password.

Solution 1: Re-enable Basic Authentication

A quick way to solve this, is to re-enable Basic Authentication for Outlook in your Google Account Settings. This can be done via the “Allow less secure apps” page where you set it to “On”.


By default, Basic Authentication has been turned off in Gmail.

Solution 2: Enable 2-Step Verification (Recommended)

Another way to go would be to enable “2-Step Verification”. This is a bit more work but also quite a bit more secure and highly recommended.


Secure your Gmail account with 2-Step Verification.

Outlook for Office 365, Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016

When using Outlook for Office 365, Outlook 2019 or Outlook 2016 (except for the Volume License msi-version), Outlook will prompt you for your credentials and the additional verification step as these versions offer native support for OAuth 2.0 for Gmail accounts.


Authentication verification step 2: Enter a code obtained via an SMS text, the Authenticator app or a Google prompt on your phone.

Previous Outlook versions

When you are using Outlook 2016 (Volume License msi-version), Outlook 2013 or previous, then you can create a special “App password” which you’ll have to use within Outlook to logon to Gmail rather than using your regular password.

Outlook Requires Password Multiple Times


Earlier versions of Outlook require an App Password when 2-Step Verification is enabled for your Gmail account.

For step-by-step instructions to set this up see: Outlook and 2-Step Verification for Gmail accounts.

Microsoft’s Outlook for Android is a great app to stay connected with all your email accounts, including Outlook, Gmail, Office 365, Exchange, and even Yahoo accounts. In addition, you can also easily manage your calendars and files using a single experience.

It’s a nearly perfect app, the only issue with Outlook is that at some point, you’ll notice that new emails will take too long to appear in your inbox or they will not sync at all.

If you’ve already tried restarting the app and rebooting your phone, but the Outlook app still not syncing your emails, calendars, and files, it’s possible to reset the app to fix the problem.

In this guide, you’ll learn the easy steps to reset the Outlook app when is not working on your Android device.

Outlook Mac No Longer Requires App Password

How to reset Microsoft Outlook for Android

Assuming you’re running Android Nougat or Marshmallow, you can use the following steps to reset the Outlook app.

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Under “Device”, tab on Apps.

  3. Tab on Outlook.

  4. Tap on Storage.

  5. Tap the Clear Data and Clear Cache button to reset the app.

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Once you complete the steps, the Outlook app will reset to its default settings, and you’ll need to sign-in to your email accounts, but this time emails and notifications should sync again.

How to reset Microsoft Outlook for Android 10

Outlook Will Not Take Password

Reset Outlook on Android 10 with these steps:

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Tap on Storage.

  3. Tap on Other apps.

  4. Tap on Outlook.

  5. Tap the Clear Data and Clear Cache button to reset the app.

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After you complete the steps, the Android app will reset to its default settings, and you’ll need to sign-in to your email accounts again.