Windows 10: Can't receive new mail on Gmail.

SBrown101 · Jan 13, 2020

I can't receive new email on my gmail

* Original title: gmail

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95Viper · Jan 13, 2020

Gmail - Getting mails not exactly sent to me

Well this is quite an old gmail bug that has existed for as long as I can remember, the important thing is whether the other person is also getting your email(s) *Wink

For this very reason alone I've not signed up to any banking or other important services using gmail as my primary account (I use outlook/hotmail) & from what I know this bug won't be fixed anytime soon
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No one else is getting anyone's mail because of this... It is NOT a bug.
It is intentional. All those addresses belong to you, no matter where the dot.

Quoted from GMail help:

Sometimes you may receive a message sent to an address that looks like yours but has a different number or arrangement of periods. While we know it might be unnerving if you think someone else's mail is being routed to your account, don't worry: both of these addresses are yours.
Gmail doesn't recognize dots as characters within usernames, you can add or remove the dots from a Gmail address without changing the actual destination address; they'll all go to your inbox, and only yours. In short:

L: homerjsimpson@gmail.com = L: hom.er.j.sim.ps.on@gmail.com

L: homerjsimpson@gmail.com = L: HOMERJSIMPSON@gmail.com

L: homerjsimpson@gmail.com = L: Homer.J.Simpson@gmail.com

All these addresses belong to the same person. You can see this if you try to sign in with your username, but adding or removing a dot from it. You'll still go to your account.
If you get mail that seems to be intended for someone else, it's likely that the sender entered the wrong address, just like if you've ever dialed a wrong phone number for someone. In these cases, we suggest contacting the original sender or website when possible to alert them to the mistake.
One last thing: Google Apps does recognize dots. If you'd like to have a dot in your username, please ask your domain administrator to add your preferred username as a nickname.
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Test it... send yourself an email with no dot in your name.

Pimp Juice IT · Jan 13, 2020

Windows 10 Mail forgets Gmail password almost every day

Reason

Windows Mail app keeps prompting for Gmail account password frequently with the "your gmail settings are out of date" message—
According to a comment on this post . . .

RayMulder replied on August 4, 2016

"The actual reason for this is that Gmail won't let you in from
Windows 10 because Windows uses a less secure method."
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Potential Solutions

Based on some quick research there may be two options that may help resolve this. . .

Enable the 2-Step Verification functionality and security feature with your Gmail account and then use the 2-Step Verification to verify and trust the Windows Mail app to have access to your Gmail account

Enable and use the Less Secure Apps functionality by turning that ON and using your usual Gmail account password with the Windows Mail app to authenticate

Further Resources

Turn on 2-Step Verification

Apps with access to your account

Sign in using App Passwords

App passwords - My Account - Google

App passwords let you sign in to your Google Account from apps on
devices that don't support 2-Step Verification. You'll only need to
enter it once so you don't need to remember it.
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Let less secure apps access your account

ThomasFegan · Jan 13, 2020

I received updates and now my gmail and yahoo mail will not sync...keep getting an error message

I received updates and now my gmail and yahoo mail will not sync...keep getting an error message. The steps outlined do not work...suggestions?

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