gmail suddenly stopped working on k-9

Cindy Backstein

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Dec 17, 2019, 8:17:40 PM12/17/19

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I am using k9 on a Samsung Galaxy S9. About 5 days ago it stopped receiving any new emails. I also cannot send emails. I went into settings and tried to look at the settings to see if anything was changed but all looks fine. I tried to change a setting and test it. It tells me setup could not finish. Username or password incorrect.

I have NOT changed my user name and password. I am able to use the same username and password through my desktop to sign on to my gmail. Does K-9 no longer work with gmail?

Randy Sachs

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Dec 18, 2019, 12:43:33 AM12/18/19

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I just recently started using my gmail account after moving a couple of domains over to google due to GoDaddy deciding to start charging a monthly fee to have an email box attached to my domains. I had the same problem of K9 working for a brief time and then it would no longer download new mail. After a little digging I found some info, that being adding "recent:" (without the quotes) in front of your username would force gmail to give it up. Lo and behold, that actually worked and now K9 is behaving properly.

Give it a try, I'm no expert but that worked for me...

Sean Greenslade

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Dec 18, 2019, 10:55:45 AM12/18/19

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Gmail should work with K-9 mail using an app-specific password:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en

--Sean

Cindy Backstein

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Dec 24, 2019, 4:16:36 PM12/24/19

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After years of using K9 I am giving up on it and deleted it from my phone. Trying some other apps out.

Gunter Königsmann

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Dec 24, 2019, 4:51:19 PM12/24/19

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What I don't understand is: on my phone k9 works just fine with gmail. What is the difference that causes it to break for some and not for others. I am using the current beta of K9 on Android 9 using OmniRom on a Moto G5. Which is a wild combination. ...and I use 2-factor authentication. Which is a wild combination I would have not been surprised it it broke...

On 24 December 2019 22:16:36 CET, Cindy Backstein <cindy...@gmail.com> wrote:

After years of using K9 I am giving up on it and deleted it from my phone.  Trying some other apps out.

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Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Gerät mit K-9 Mail gesendet.

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