On 09/07/2018 08:39 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:
On Fri, 7 Sep 2018 18:42:42 -0700, T wrote:

Where I see this is when gMail sends out a "Security Checkup" and the
first thing it requests you do it turn off "less secure apps". Then
my phone turns red. And they are ALL on OAUTH.

"They" on the phone won't be Thunderbird, whatever they are.
Something is wrong with those phone apps, if they claim to use OAuth2
and they save the OAuth2 authentication token for logging in, but
they still fail to work when "less secure apps" is turned off.



Not the phone. The eMail. I got one myself this morning.
You can follow their link and see for yourself.


Turn off less secure access


Your personal information is vulnerable because you allow
apps & devices to access your account in a less secure way.

Turn off this type of access and see other personalized
security recommendations in the Security Checkup.

Take action
Worried about clicking links? Visit the Security Checkup at
https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup