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Symbian: 2FA on Google and IMAP/POP/SMTP access to Gmail

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  After disabling Less Secure Access, old email clients (without TOTP support) lost access to Gmail. There is a solution for Symbian and other Java/J2ME phones: TOTP for Java/J2ME phones (including Symbian):  https://sourceforge.net/projects/totpme/files/latest/download  (source) If https doesn't work, then the second one link  http://boostapps.com/apps/totp-me-google-2-step-authenicator  (without ads and with explanations) Instructions for configuring 2FA on a Google account:  http://totpme.sourceforge.net/totp-me_as_GoogleAuthenticator .html Internet is not required, but a working SIM card must be inserted into the phone and automatic time updating must be enabled on the phone. Phone-->Time and Date--> Automatic time update: On I just checked on Google and Facebook accounts: the token is generated correctly with a SIM card inserted (and incorrectly without a SIM card). Change the name to totpe.zip, open the archive and run the jar (or jad for older devices) The only way to