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Add less secure apps link (#77)
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janheinrichmerker committed Sep 22, 2021
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Gmail security settings may cause this Action to fail. This failure may involve a message in the GitHub Actions details about access being denied and an email from Google to the email account being used about a sign-in being blocked and why.
Changes in Gmail settings may be necessary to get this action to work.
1. Google treats this method of using email as a "Less Secure App". However, "Less Secure Apps" can be enabled in Google profile settings. There doesn't appear to be a static link for this, but if you go to Google profile settings while signed-in and type "less secure apps" into the search bar, the appropriate instructions will come up.
1. Google treats this method of using email as a "Less Secure App". However, "Less Secure Apps" can be enabled in [Google profile settings](https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps).
2. IMAP needs to be enabled in Gmail settings as described [here](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en).
3. If the Gmail account you're trying to use in this Action is already 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) enabled, the 2FA password will need to be provided as well, which isn't included in the default template.
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