Generate Gmail App Password
An App Password is a 16-digit passcode that gives a non-Google app or device permission to access your Google Account. This article will show you the step by step guide to generate Gmail app password.
Gmail app password is important if you are trying to login into any third-party app on devices.
If you have already enabled 2-step verification for your Gmail account (basically Google account) then, app password is required for login.
For instance, you are attempting to login your Gmail on Microsoft outlook or any other device and its keep prompting you to enter Gmail password. Although, you are tying a correct password. This means, you have already enabled 2-step verification for your Google/Gmail account.
In this case, creating an app specific password will solve your problem and allow you to login.
Note: To clarify, Google now requires you to enable 2-step verification in order to generate or create an app specific password to login third-party apps & devices.
Create Gmail App Specific Password
If you see the message while login attempt that “password incorrect” then, generate Gmail app password quickly and this will resolve your issue.
App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have the 2-Step Verification turned on.
[Read: Enable 2-step verification for Gmail/Google]
Here is how you setup app password easily:
Step 1. Open any of your browser and login to the below URL link and it will directly take you to your Google Dashboard. Your current password may require to log in.
Step 2. Once you see your Google dashboard. After that, click on Security tab from the left pane
- Now, scroll a bit to Signing in to Google option.
- Click App passwords
Note: Most probably, you may ask to enter your existing password for security reasons. Enter your password and click Next
Step 3. As a result, you are reached at App password options
- Go to the option “Select the app and device you want to generate the app password for”
- Select App and Select Device from the drop-down menu
- Finally, click on GENERATE button to the right bottom
Step 4. Lastly, a screen will be prompted which shows “your app password for Windows Computer” which contains 16-digit character code.
Just you need to enter this passcode like your normal password and you will be granted a complete access to Google Account.
To sum up, I can say, you can easily generate Gmail app password and when you don’t need, it can be revoked easily.
Revoke Google App Specific Password
So whenever, you want to remove app specific password from you Gmail/Google account. Just need to reach on Step 3 and you will find a delete symbol or trash symbol just besides the created specific app password.
Click that delete/trash symbol and it will be removed. Along with your Google or Gmail account will be logged out from that app in which it was signed in.
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