[Akonadi] [Bug 354508] New: “Password incorrect” error when trying to sign in to GMail account

[totte via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354508

            Bug ID: 354508
           Summary: “Password incorrect” error when trying to sign in to
                    GMail account
           Product: Akonadi
           Version: 1.13.0
          Platform: Debian stable
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: IMAP resource
          Assignee: chrigi_1 at fastmail.fm
          Reporter: totte at tott.es
                CC: kdepim-bugs at kde.org, vkrause at kde.org

When I try to sign in to my GMail account I get the error in the summary and
this page:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en suggests that KMail
(Akonadi/IMAP) doesn't support the new, preferred method which according to
dvratil would be OAuth.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure GMail account to only use password authentication (not two-factor)
at myaccount.google.com
2. Create an IMAP resource for a GMail account
3. Try to sign in

Actual Results:  
“Password incorrect” error displayed.

Expected Results:  
Log in without further ado.

This can be circumvented by lowering the requirements somewhere here:
myaccount.google.com, but it's not ideal.

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are on the CC list for the bug.