Windows 10: my Mail app won't pick up my icloud mail nor my gmail. I've tried to update my password....

my Mail app won't pick up my icloud mail nor my gmail. I've tried to update my password. I just keep getting the response that my settings are not up to date and these accounts need attention.

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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Windows Mail app keeps prompting for Gmail account password frequently with the "your gmail settings are out of date" message—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 . . .

Potential Solutions

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

1. 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
   
2. 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
    
    
• Let less secure apps access your account
  

 

What is gMail's Mail App Password

I have a number of gMail accounts. When I look at my security settings in Google. I see 3 entries for each account..

Mail App Password
Thunderbird (which I'm moving away from)
Mailbird (which I'm moving to)

I'm curious about the first one, Mail App Password. It seems to have been created approx 2 years ago. But I cannot think what it could be for? As far as I know, I don't need Mail App Password unless it is somehow associated with the Thunderbird and Mailbird emails. If I delete it. Will my Thunderbird/Mailbird programs still have full access to my gMail Accounts. Any light shed on this would be helpful.

I also have 2 step authentication on for all accounts. I assumed this was for verifying me as a user. But I'm wondering if Thunderbird/Mailbird need some settings to cope with logging on with 2 step authentication?

My basic problem is I cannot see any differences in google for all of these accounts. But some of my Mailbird accounts won't send mail. So maybe there is a setting in Mailbird, which I've overlooked, for why this is happening?

 

What is gMail's Mail App Password

Hi stub. See if this will help you understand app specific passwords Sign in with App Passwords - Google Account Help