I have 2 factor authentication on my gmail and it seems to be standing in the way of my synching the 2 calendars. I have google calendar all set up and want to sync to ical on my macbook air. When I type username and password it say it found the account but cannot connect. I am assuming its the 2 factor preventing me. Any tips on how to get this to work?
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Hmm, try removing the two step protection, get it working, then reinstall it? I only have one step currently so I don't have any problems. Get back to me if you get it working
I don't remember where in your Google account, but you can create a password for an application, such as iCal, iMail, your iPhone, or other application or device that you want to access your 2-step verification account. You type in the application that you want to grant access, and then Google returns a randomly generated password that you have the once instance to enter into your program. I remember having to set this up on my iPhone and for applications on my Mac when I switched to 2-step verification.
Well.. because I don't know, why are you trying to use the application in particular anyway? But one workaround I just thought of would be to create an application that ran Gmail itself, that way you could load it and access your email that way.
Fluid is something I use. It allows you to create a small application from a web and launch it in it's own little minimalistic browser. I use this for Facebook, Twitter, and Google Voice.
It's free for basic use so try it out and see if you like it
Fluid is something I use. It allows you to create a small application from a web and launch it in it's own little minimalistic browser. I use this for Facebook, Twitter, and Google Voice.
It's free for basic use so try it out and see if you like it
Problem solved (I hope)
I had a similar problem syncing Google Calendar with iCal - it would prompt me for the password every few seconds and then upon entering the new app specific password it would say there was an error. I entered the app specific password into "Mail, Calendar and Contacts" under settings after which iCal prompted me for the password one more time and I force quit it and started it up again and ten minutes later it's fine.
I had a similar problem syncing Google Calendar with iCal - it would prompt me for the password every few seconds and then upon entering the new app specific password it would say there was an error. I entered the app specific password into "Mail, Calendar and Contacts" under settings after which iCal prompted me for the password one more time and I force quit it and started it up again and ten minutes later it's fine.