Outlook Keeps Asking for Gmail Password: 3 Ways to Fix It
Check if your two-step verification has been turned off
- Many users have reported that sometimes Outlook keeps asking for a Gmail password even though it is correct.
- Creating app passwords is a way to avoid this problem on your PC, so you should try it out.
- In case it doesn't work, you can always use the web version of Gmail as an alternative.
A lot of users utilize Outlook as email client software so that they can open Gmail emails within that application. However, a repeating password error arises for some users when they try to connect Outlook with Gmail.
When that error arises, Outlook keeps requesting that users enter their Gmail passwords even though they’ve already entered the correct login details.
Consequently, users can’t establish an IMAP (Internet Messaging Access Protocol) connection for Gmail to open that webmail within the Outlook software.
That’s not the only problem, and many reported that Outlook won’t open at all, but we covered that issue in a separate guide that you should check out.
In this article, we’ll focus solely on what to do if Outlook keeps asking for a password even though it is correct, so let’s get started.
Why does Outlook keep asking for my password for Gmail?
If you have two-step verification turned on for your account, Outlook won’t be able to accept your Gmail password. You may add an additional layer of protection to your account by enabling 2-Step Verification, which is commonly known as two-factor authentication.
This safeguard is useful in the event that your password is compromised. After you have established 2-Step Verification for your account, you will be able to log in to it using your password and your phone.
The fact that your Gmail account is set up with 2-Step Verification is the primary cause of Outlook’s persistent request that you enter your password for Gmail. Thus you will need to check whether your two-step verification has been turned off.
Users reported various similar issues to the Outlook keeps asking for gmail password error. The following are some of the most common ones:
- Outlook cannot connect to Gmail keeps asking for password – Below we will show you how to disable the two step verification process in order to stop this error from occuring.
- Pop.gmail.com keeps asking for password – You could also use Gmail inside your browser to avoid the password requirement issue.
- Outlook keeps asking for password even though it is correct – First of all, you need to make sure that the password really is correct, then move on to our solutions below.
- Outlook keeps asking for password and won’t connect – Don’t worry as we’ve got your back. Every problem has a solution after all.
Quick Tip:
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With a built-in VPN protection, this browser is the most suited to help you bypass server connection problems that might generate repeating password issues on your Gmail account.
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How do I get Outlook to stop asking for my password?
1. Turn on the Allow less secure apps option
- The repeating password error often arises as a consequence of having 2-Step-Verification enabled.
- To turn 2-Step-Verification off, open your Google Account page in a browser then click Security on the left of the page.
- Turn off the 2-Step Verification setting there.
- Scroll further down to the Less secure app access option.
- Turn on the Less secure app access setting.
These are simple steps, so be sure to try them if Gmail keeps asking for credentials on your PC.
2. Enable IMAP and set up a unique app password
- Users can still fix Outlook’s repeating password error for Gmail with 2-Step-Verification by generating an app password to connect to Gmail.
- First, check that IMAP is enabled by opening Gmail within a browser and clicking the Settings button followed by the See all settings on the menu.
- Select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
- Then select the Enable IMAP option. Press the Save changes button and you’re done.
- Click your avatar then select Manage your Google Account.
- Next, click Security on the left of the Google page that opens. Then click App Passwords.
- Click Select app and choose Mail. Next, click the Select Device drop-down menu to select Windows Computer. Then press the Generate button.
- Thereafter, users will see a 16-digit password appear within a yellow box. Note down that password, or copy it with the Ctrl + C hotkey.
- Now you just need to add the new password to outlook by doing the following: Open Outlook, click File, and select the Add Account option.
- Enter the Gmail email address you’re trying to connect with.
- Select the Let me set up my account manually option, and press the Connect button.
- Select the IMAP option to choose an account type.
- Click Next on the IMAP account settings section. Then enter the new 16-digit app password, and click Connect.
If IMAP keeps prompting for a password, setting up an app password should help you, so be sure to try it.
3. Try using a web version or Gmail
If you keep getting this error, try accessing Gmail with your web browser as a workaround, this usually solves the problem. Why? Because for security reasons, you may need to change your Gmail password and update it in Outlook.
So, there are a couple of methods you can use if Gmail keeps asking for a password in Outlook, or on your Mac or iPhone. The solutions are universal so they should work on any platform.
Few users reported that they can’t sign into Gmail account, and we covered this issue in detail in a separate guide, and you should definitely check it out.
Did you manage to fix this issue with our solutions? Let us know in the comments section below. Thanks for reading!
