How to create a Gmail App Password

1. Turn on 2-Step VerificationIn your Google Account, open Security and turn on 2-Step Verification if it is off.
2. Open App PasswordsGo to myaccount.google.com/apppasswords.
3. Create oneType a name such as ECOMHUTSY Webmail and tap Create.
4. Copy the 16-character codeUse it as the password when you sign in to ECOMHUTSY Webmail. Spaces do not matter.

Good to know

• The App Password only works for email apps. It cannot sign in to your Google account.
• You can delete it at any time in the same place. The app then stops connecting.
• Google Workspace: if App Passwords are missing, your administrator has turned them off. Ask them to allow it.
• Yahoo Mail works the same way: see how to create a Yahoo app password.

Gmail IMAP and SMTP settings

ECOMHUTSY Webmail fills these in for you when you type a Gmail address.

Questions and answers

Why does my normal Gmail password not work?

Google blocks normal passwords in third-party apps for security. App Passwords were made for exactly this.

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