[Resolved] Google authentication issue

[compuguy (Alex Hall)]

As of late August, @bengotow was working on the required security audit in order to get the application unblocked:

Can't add gmail account - This app is blocked

Hey folks, thanks for your patience here - each year, Google requires that we go through a compliance process for continued access to the Gmail APIs. They’ve changed the process slightly every year - for 2021 and 2022, we paid a third party $15,000 for a several month security audit. In 2023 they didn’t ask us to do anything, and this year there’s a new process involving some automated code scanning and review. I’m optimistic that Gmail OAuth will be restored in early September, but their proce…

Can't add gmail account - This app is blocked

Hey folks! Thanks for your patience - it looks like we’ll be through the CASA security audit with TAC Security in the next couple days, and you should be able to add Gmail accounts again very soon. Sorry for the hassle. I’m hopeful that Google sticks with this new process for a few years now that we’ve aligned the app and documentation.

I honestly don’t know what the status is as of now. Hopefully @bengotow will update us soon.