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Not letting me add gmail account

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shariumansky1
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I'm trying to add a 2nd gmail email account and it keeps telling me username/password is wrong. Also getting message from google saying it blocked the attempt to from an app that doesn't meet modern security standards.

I'm trying to add a 2nd gmail email account and it keeps telling me username/password is wrong. Also getting message from google saying it blocked the attempt to from an app that doesn't meet modern security standards.

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christ1
christ1
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Use 'OAuth2' as 'Authentication type' in the account settings for your Gmail account or when setting up the account.