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macOS 10.14.4 G-Suite bug is fixed

The previously reported bug that caused a login loop for Google-hosted G-Suite accounts has been fixed, presumably on the server side.

The bug was first introduced in macOS 10.14.4 beta. Originally the bug affects any Google accounts with Two-Factor-Authentication (2FA) turned on; Gmail and G-Suite altogether. When macOS 10.14.4 was released, only G-Suite accounts with 2FA were affected. iOS 12.2 was also affected by this bug.

We checked on Saturday morning, March 30, 2019, and found out that the issue was fixed. Assuming that it was fixed on the server side by Google.

A lot of businesses and educational institutions are using G-Suite.

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macOS Mojave 10.14.4 breaks G-Suite Account Access in Mail.app

UPDATED:
Add the accidentally deleted “Two-Factor Authentication” bit.

With the release of macOS Mojave 10.14.4, another bug that was originally introduced in 10.14.4 beta. This bug also presents in macOS 10.4.5 beta, iOS 12.2 and iOS 12.3 beta.

Google-hosted G Suite account with Two-Factor Authentication enabled will not be able to log in properly.

When adding a G Suite account you will get a message:

Enter the password for the account “(null)”.
Google requires completing authentication in Safari.

In macOS 10.14.4, to authenticate Google Accounts, Safari opens in Private Browsing Mode.

This bug had been reported multiple times by Apple Developers and Beta testers since the release of macOS 10.14.4 beta 1.

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Thunderbird 24.1.1

Thunderbird 24.1.1 is now available.

Thunderbird 24.1.1

I received this update sometimes on Thursday November 22, 2013.

I used Thunderbird because OS X Mavericks Mail and Gmail were not fully “communicating” with each other. With the latest  Mail Update for Mavericks, the issue has been resolved. I still use Thunderbird for certain email accounts to maintain a partition of the emails I use on daily basis.

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Mavericks Mail Update

Apple issues Mavericks Mail Update on Thursday November 7, 2013.

This update improves stability and compatibility with Gmail, and includes fixes for users with custom Gmail settings.

For more information on this update, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6030

Mavericks-Mail-Update

About the update

Mail Update for Mavericks includes improvements to general stability and compatibility with Gmail, including the following:

  • Fixes an issue that prevents deleting, moving, and archiving messages for users with custom Gmail settings
  • Addresses an issue that may cause unread counts to be inaccurate
  • Includes additional fixes that improve the compatibility and stability of Mail

One thing that I noticed the first time I used Mail on an early OS X Mavericks Developer Preview builds with Gmail:

  • Mail displays the contents of “All Mail” folder in the “Archive” section
  • Mail displays the contents of “Spam” folder in the “Junk” section.
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Apple Mail.app and MobileMe Junk Filter need a lot of work.

Apple Mail.app and MobileMe Junk Filter need a lot of work. On daily basis, I mark too many of obviously junk mail on Mail.app and MobileMe such as the ones from bluesquareframe.com and LOL messaging. Gmail and and Yahoo! Mail junk filter work a lot better than the one Mail.app and MobileMe service have.

I saw this in my Mail.app:

An email from an Apple Store with a sales receipt was automatically marked as Junk by Mail.app. That is so ironic.

Apple needs to improve the Junk Mail Filter for MobileMe service. There are enough complaints from users that their MobileMe mail does not filter junk mail as it should. Apparently marking those mail as junk does not seem to improve the junk mail filter algorithm.