Less Secure Apps Setting. Can't find yahoo mail setting to allow apps that use less secure sign in. Before you use any tools to backup gmail account data, it is mandatory to perform few tasks that includes enabling of imap and less secure apps in gmail account. To enable the option in gmail:
1) log into your google admin account, which is your main email. Please be note google strongly recommend this feature must be disabled for security purpose.
Log into your account at gmail.com, then open another tab and go the less secure apps setting, and select “turn on”.
Log into your account at gmail.com, then open another tab and go the less secure apps setting, and select “turn on”. All accounts created prior these updates have the “allow less secure” apps setting enabled (meaning it’s okay to connect via username/password). Apps like outlook must store your password using reversible encryption (or worse, no encryption), allowing the thieves to eventually recover that password, where they could use it to also log in via the web interface. How to enable imap and less secure apps in gmail account?
