What Are Less Secure Apps: Introduction
Learn what falls within the scope of the “less secure app” definition.
Follow these steps to control whether you can connect less secure apps to your Google Workspace user account.
In the Google Account settings at https://myaccount.google.com, click Security on the left.
Then check the Less secure apps access section – if it says Off, click Turn on access (not recommended).
Click the button to the right of Allow less secure apps: to switch it to ON.
Now you can set up third-party apps and mail clients such as Outlook.
Learn what falls within the scope of the “less secure app” definition.
Enable or disable users’ ability to allow less secure apps to connect to their accounts.
Allow or prevent less secure apps from connecting to your Google account.
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