From fd76768b61369f71f21cc613aa5c0f795902d0a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Heinrich Reimer Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:01:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add less secure apps link (#77) [ci skip] --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b20536c9..99bd03ad 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Some features: 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.