If You Have Google's Two-Step Verification Enabled

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Follow these steps if your GMail account is using two-step verification.

 

1.Login to your GMail account.

 

2.Click on the Gear icon and select Settings from the menu.

 

GMailSettings

 

3.Click Accounts and Import.

 

4.Click Other Google Account Settings.

 

GMailOtherGoogleAccountSettings

 

5.Click Signing in to Google.

 

GMailSigningInToGoogle

 

6.Select App Passwords.

 

GMailAppPasswords

 

7.Click the Select app drop-down menu.

 

GMailSelectApp

 

8.Select Other from the drop-down menu.

 

GmailSelectOther

 

9.Enter an application name, eg.: PhonePad 5.  Click Generate.

 

GMailEnterAppName

 

10.An application password will be created for you to use.

 

GMailApplicationPassword

 

11.Select the password and copy it, or write it down.

 

12.Use the password in PhonePad 5, in place of the usual password for this GMail account.

 

GMailPhonePad5ApplicationPassword

 

13.You should now be able to send emails from PhonePad 5 and MessageSender 6.