If you do not have an app for 2FA, use one of your Google app passwords ( ) instead of your primary account password (app password is 16 characters long without spaces) You need to enter your password and later enter the two-factor authentication password you can find in any authenticator app from Google, Microsoft, or whatever app you use to generate 2FA codes. Outlook will open a new window with Google Account sign-in.Click Connect and wait for the app to gather the necessary information For example, You need to enter a full email address so that Outlook automatically finds the necessary server settings. This action opens a new little window in which you need to enter your Gmail address
Let us start with Outlook 2019 which is the most recent and the latest mail app from Microsoft.
Follow this guide from Google to learn how to enable two-factor authentication for your Google account. It is important enabling two-factor authentication in your Gmail account, otherwise, you may receive Gmail to Outlook connection errors. How to Connect Gmail to Outlook 2019?īefore you go. We just need to be sure it is enabled, otherwise, you may have problems connecting a Gmail account to Outlook. That is how modern mail works and why everyone ditched POP which does not support these convenient features.īy default, Gmail keeps IMAP enabled for every account thus this step is not that necessary. For example, if you open an email item in Outlook, IMAP makes sure that the email is marked as read in the Gmail interface as well. It allows the server to sync your mailbox between all the devices and keep everything up to date. IMAP is a special communication protocol between a client and a mail server.