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**Important**: using your account password [won't be possible anymore from May 30, 2022](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255).
How to fix:
* Go to the *Settings* via the navigation menu (left side menu)
* Tap on the *Wizard* button and select *Gmail (OAuth)*
* Tick the checkbox to authenticate an existing account (else you'll create a new account!)
* Fill in the fields and follow the steps
* Repeat for each Gmail account
Alternatively, you can use an app password, please see below.
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If you use the Play store or GitHub version of FairEmail,
you can use the quick setup wizard to easily setup a Gmail account and identity.
The Gmail quick setup wizard is not available for third party builds, like the F-Droid build
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which is typically the case if the account selection is being *canceled* right away.
If you don't want to use or can't use an on-device Google account, for example on recent Huawei devices,
you can either enable access for "less secure apps" and use your account password (not advised)
you can ~~either enable access for "less secure apps" and use your account password (not advised)~~
or enable two factor authentication and use an app specific password.
To use a password you can use the quick setup wizard and select *Other provider*.
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*Enable "Less secure apps"*
~~*Enable "Less secure apps"*~~
**Important**: using this method is not recommended because it is less reliable.
**Important**: Gsuite accounts authorized with a username/password will stop working [in the near future](https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2019/12/less-secure-apps-oauth-google-username-password-incorrect.html).
**Important**: using your account password [won't be possible anymore from May 30, 2022](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255).
See [here](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255) about how to enable "less secure apps"
or go [directy to the setting](https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps).