L et’s consider the situation, you want to sync your Gmail Account with Outlook (desktop email client), But Google consider these clients as less secure, it will not allow you to sync your Gmail account. So, all apps and devices that are using less secure sign-in technology and can make your account vulnerable, Google does not allow them to get access to your Gmail account.
- Nov 30, 2019 Restart Your Mac. The last thing you need to do if the steps above didn’t work is to restart your Mac. A glitch could be causing this problem and the best way to get rid of this is to restart your Mac. Restarting your Mac is going to refresh the OS which will get rid of the failure that’s causing this message to pop up. Press the power.
- Feb 13, 2019 Learn how to update your app's secure connection settings. AOL is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our members. To maintain the security of your account while accessing AOL Mail through third-party apps, it's necessary to keep your connection settings updated.
- Change Server Settings in Mail on Mac. Use Server Settings preferences in Mail to change options for an account’s incoming and outgoing (SMTP) mail servers. To change these preferences in the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail Preferences, click Accounts, then click Server Settings. Open Mail for me.
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Mail User Guide
Use Server Settings preferences in Mail to change options for an account’s incoming and outgoing (SMTP) mail servers.
To change these preferences in the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Preferences, click Accounts, then click Server Settings.
Note: The settings you see vary depending on your account type.
Incoming mail server settings
![Insecure Insecure](/uploads/1/2/6/5/126523905/597287953.jpg)
Option | Description |
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User Name | Your user name on the mail server. |
Password | Your password on the mail server. |
Host Name | The name of the mail server. |
Automatically manage connection settings | Mail automatically manages settings for your email account in Mail, such as port numbers and authentication methods. If you deselect this option, you can specify the following, as directed by your email account provider:
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Advanced IMAP or Exchange Settings | Enter or change these settings as directed by your email account provider:
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Outgoing mail server (SMTP) settings
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Gmail Mac App Connection Insecure App
Option | Description |
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Account | The account of the mail server. To change outgoing server settings, as directed by your email account provider, click the Account pop-up menu, then choose Edit SMTP Server List. |
User Name | Your user name on the mail server. |
Password | Your password on the mail server. |
Host Name | The name of the mail server. |
Automatically manage connection settings | Mail automatically manages settings for your email account in Mail, such as port numbers and authentication methods. If you deselect this option, you can specify the following, as directed by your email account provider:
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