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Why has Thunderbird recently started requesting my password for google contacts.

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Why has Thunderbird only recently started requesting my password for google contacts. Then, when i type in my password it fails to recognize it. Why?

Why has Thunderbird only recently started requesting my password for google contacts. Then, when i type in my password it fails to recognize it. Why?

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See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1064153

The developer may have abandoned the Google Contacts add-on. So there most likely will not be an update anytime soon. I'd therefore disable the add-on in Add-On manager for the time being to avoid the password prompts in the first place.

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That did it. Thanks!