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Logged into google but thunderbird claims authenication failed

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Filled in email and password, google pop up asked for email and password and sent a confirmation request to my phone which I accepted but thunderbird still says authentication failure

Filled in email and password, google pop up asked for email and password and sent a confirmation request to my phone which I accepted but thunderbird still says authentication failure

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Since you're on Linux, you may not have the version, 60.9.1 or 68.2.1, that fixes the Google OAuth issue. In the meantime, there is a workaround.

Edit/Preferences/Advanced/General/Config. editor, double-click general.useragent.compatMode.firefox to true.

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Please post your Troubleshooting Information. At the top right of the Thunderbird window, click the menu button , then select Help > Troubleshooting Information. Press the "Copy text to clipboard button" and paste the information into your reply.

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Hi Thunderbird needs to use the same password that you use when logging in to your email online. You mention Google, so I am guessing that yours is Gmail? After you went through the password confirmation with Google, did you enter the same password in Thunderbird? Thunderbird might be 'remembering' a previous password that no longer matches your Gmail account, and needs the new password. Hope that helps, Agnes

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Since you're on Linux, you may not have the version, 60.9.1 or 68.2.1, that fixes the Google OAuth issue. In the meantime, there is a workaround.

Edit/Preferences/Advanced/General/Config. editor, double-click general.useragent.compatMode.firefox to true.

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Ok that fixed it thanks all

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christ1 said

Please post your Troubleshooting Information. At the top right of the Thunderbird window, click the menu button , then select Help > Troubleshooting Information. Press the "Copy text to clipboard button" and paste the information into your reply.

Paste the info into your reply- I don t know what that means