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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ for instance when two factor authentication is enabled.
For authorizing:
* Gmail / G suite: see [question 6](#user-content-faq6)
* Outlook: see [question 14](#user-content-faq14)
* Outlook / Hotmail: see [question 14](#user-content-faq14)
* Microsoft Exchange: see [question 8](#user-content-faq8)
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as decribed in [thi
* [~~(10) What does 'UIDPLUS not supported' mean?~~](#user-content-faq10)
* [(12) How does encryption/decryption work?](#user-content-faq12)
* [(13) How does search on device/server work?](#user-content-faq13)
* [(14) How can I setup Outlook with 2FA?](#user-content-faq14)
* [(14) How can I setup Outlook / Hotmail with 2FA?](#user-content-faq14)
* [(15) Why does the message text keep loading?](#user-content-faq15)
* [(16) Why are messages not being synchronized?](#user-content-faq16)
* [~~(17) Why does manual synchronize not work?~~](#user-content-faq17)
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**(14) How can I setup Outlook with 2FA?**
**(14) How can I setup Outlook / Hotmail with 2FA?**
To use Outlook with two factor authentication enabled, you need to create an app password.
To use Outlook or Hotmail with two factor authentication enabled, you need to create an app password.
See [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app-passwords-two-step-verification) for the details.
Unfortunately, Outlook doesn't properly support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, so there is no other way.
Unfortunately, Outlook and Hotmail do not properly support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, so there is no other way.
Technical background: [MSAL](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-android) is supported for business accounts only
and OAuth requires embedding a client secret in the app.