It was working yesterday, but suddenly today my Gmail account, which was set up through Outlook, is rejecting my password. The password is correct, as I've tested it on my computer, but it just spits it back to me saying it's incorrect. I tried setting it up as a google account, too. What's weird is my pw is 9 characters long, but the one it sends me back is 16. If only it wasn't hidden by those dots.
Anyways, any ideas what's up? Updated to Mango last week if it helps.
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My Gmail wasn't syncing properly, so I did "clear data" for gmail and gmail storage. It runs through the Google Account Setup wizard when I start it back up, asks me for my username and password etc, but when I hit "sign in" it simply times out with a connection error. The EVDO icon doesn't illuminate to indicate that the phone is actually attempting to connect to anything.
I'm running MoDaCo's ROM.
What am I doing wrong? Does anyone have any other ideas?
Well i restored a Nandroid backup from before I erased the data. So now I just have a Gmail problem.
I'm getting mail, but it seems nothing I do on my phone is getting back to the server. I can't send messages. Messages I delete stay in my inbox on gmail.com.
Any ideas?
I just hit the same problem. I was trying out the modaco rom and I decided to restore my nandroid backup from before the rom and go back to the "stock" format. Ever since then things I delete/read on the phone do not get updated in gmail. I also can't send from the phone, no error message, just sticks on "Sending...".
Let me know if you have come up with a solution for this.
I spoke too soon! I went in and cleared the cache on gmail this did not fix it. I then rebooted the phone and all is well again (at least for now). Maybe I just had not rebooted once I did the restore?
I fixed mine by changing my gmail password on the server. The phone asked me for updated login info and it worked after that.
I actually changed my password on the server, waited for the phone to ask for new login info, then changed it back on the server and gave the phone my old password again.
Please help! A while ago, i was synchronizing my gmail when wp7 asked me to ipdate and reinput my password. But each time i type in the right password, it says that the password is incorrect! Tried deleteting the account on my phone and putting it back again, still the same. On the browser and also on the desktop, i can log on normally using the same password. Please help
That sounds really strange. I've never had any issues with my gmail accounts.
It sounds like a typo, but since you've tried it several times that may not be the case.
Are you sure you didn't mistype the email address instead of the password?
I know that with the software keyboard, I sometimes hit the key next to the one I want to hit. But I'm sure you already tried typing the password slowly and looking at each letter as you type it.
Yes i'm 100% sure i got them all correct. Tried changing and rechanging the password but still nothing. Also, i tried on my wife's iphone, and it worked perfectly. On the wp7, nothing
Is your Server listed as m.google.com?
Also, did you make sure to check "Server requires encrypted (SSL) connection?
Yes and yes, m.google.com and SSL is checked. Even tried turning my phone off but still nothing
Are you actually using a @gmail.com account, or a corporate account through Google?
i'm using a .gmail.com account. it was working before, but now, nada.
Sounds like a bug.
I heard of someone who experienced something similar. They were able to solve it by connecting to a WiFi network and then setting up their gmail account.
I'm not sure why that solved it for them, but maybe it could help you too.
And it just did. I was connected to 3G when it happened. Connected to my home wifi and it finally accepted my password. Again, i connected to 3G just to confirm it and well ut works now. Thanks for all the help guys. Will drop the wp7 guys an email about this
I just ran into the same issue.
I had changed my gmail password via web interface. then the phone asked for the new password but wouldn't accept it.
I ended up deleting the account on the phone, changing the password at gmail (again) to something different, then readded the account to the phone. In that time period though, I logged onto wifi in order to sync faster.
Would have been nice to have seen this thread earlier...
Gmail on Android persistence challenge credentials bug fix
I found this to be a bug with Gmail account log in failures on Andriod when using 2-step verification. It persistently challenges you for credentials although you have successfully logged into your Google account on another machine via a web browser.
This is the fix I found:
Step 1:
Log into your gmail account on another machine using a web browser.
Go to account settings > 2-step verification > authorising sites > application specific password
Step 2:
generate a password called gmail -android but do not click done.
Step 3:
go to device enter your gmail - andriod application specific password and you will get challenged a further 2-3 times enter the same password (you may have to also enter the CAPTCHA (a security image with distorted letters)).
Step 4:
When you are no longer challenged, try to sync with gmail if you do not get a sign-in error on your device then this has worked and be sure to click done in your your google account settings via your browser on the other machine you used.
Hope this helps to those of you who are suffering from this infuriating Google 2-step verification bug.
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I had countless issues with my Gmail account on WM6.x - same as you describe. Would not accept my credentials.
The steps described above solved it for me (having to reset using that captcha thing) but it would keep on re-occuring. Not seen it so far in WP7 though. *touch wood*
I updated my HTC Trophy 7 to windows phone 7.5 (Mango) today, and since then, my Windows Live account won't seem to sync. It gives me the an 'Attention Required' message below the name of my windows live account. After clicking, it says 'Your password is incorrect' and shows the incorrect number of ***** for my password... It reverts to 8 **** every time. After entering my correct password, it syncs for a while before going back to the 'Attention Required' message.
Every time I go to the facebook chat option in the text hub, I get a
"Incorrect Password
Make sure your password is correct. Tap settings to fix it.""
This doesn't fix it.
Any help?
I have the exact same problem. I've tried various online remedies from verifying alternate email addresses to changing my password and logging in again on my phone, etc.
Nothing has worked. It's not a complete dealbreaker here, but it's awfully obnoxious when I go to use the chat functions on my phone.
Anybody have any insight on this?
I am having this same issue now, but only with Windows Live ID. I didn't do a Zune update, but instead used an official Verizon ROM on my Trophy to upgrade to 7.5...
Basically a gloried factory reset. I can buy apps on XBL and on the Market... even though my live account is apparently not working right. ;
*edit*
Well, I logged into my live account and changed the password... and after plugging my new password into my phone: about 20 mins, the problem cleared up. Weirdness. ;
Ok, so for the past week/week & a half I've been getting notifications that the stock email app has a sign-in error & I have to re-enter my password. I only have my yahoo account tied to it, no work email. It happens a few times a day & is pretty annoying.
I've deleted the account in the app & re-entered it, but that didn't fix it. I've re-entered my password, but after a bit, it give's me the same problem. I've changed my password in Yahoo, but still no fix.
I didn't see anything when I searched the forums, don't know if anyone else is having this prob or if I'm just special.
If its like this it has been happening alot. My wife is fed up with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307625
Mine has been doing this for a few days too. Weird!
For some reason my S3 stopped syncing my work calendars on my Exchange account. All boxes were checked to sync, etc.
I finally removed the account completely and re-added it and now I have all the items including my calendar back.
Now, though, every time I open the account I see a message flash by that says "account deleted". Obviously it isn't. I even tried changing the account name but that didn't help.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of this flashing message?
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For some reason my S3 stopped syncing my work calendars on my Exchange account. All boxes were checked to sync, etc.
I finally removed the account completely and re-added it and now I have all the items including my calendar back.
Now, though, every time I open the account I see a message flash by that says "account deleted". Obviously it isn't. I even tried changing the account name but that didn't help.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of this flashing message?
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Which rom? Something similar happened to me on Synergy 1.2. After about 6 hours the account would get deleted, I guess the exchange server noticed something funky and automatically wiped the account on the phone.
*** Forgot to mention I was running the Exchange no security patch.
I actually figured it out. It wasn't the phone giving me the error message. It was Nova Launcher. I had my corporate account set up as a dock swipe gesture. When I deleted and re-added the account Nova still saw the original account apparently. Now everything seems to be fine. Thanks!