For more information, please refer to Google's Help Article on the changes.

What does this mean if I'm using Gmail to send emails from Z?

If you are using Gmail to send emails from the Z Programs (e.g. sending account/debtor statements, electronic tokens or receipts etc), you most likely have a Google setting (Allow Less Secure Apps) enabled.

From May 30th 2022, Google will be disabling this setting and you will not be able to send emails from the Z Programs without further intervention.

What do I need to do?

You can implement these changes now to ensure that you can continue to send emails after May 30th 2022.

We recommend using Google's option to sign in using an App Password. For more information, please refer here.

In order to use the this feature, you must first also enable 2 Step Verification.

1. Click your Google profile icon
2. Click Manage your Google account
3. Click Security from the left navigation bar
4. Under "Signing in to Google", click App passwords
   
   Can't see App passwords under the Signing in to Google? You will need to first enable 2-Step Verfication.
5. Select the Application and/or Device from the drop down options. Select "Other..." to type the name of the application
6. The App Password is the 16-character code in the yellow bar on your device
7. Click Done
8. Go to the Email Settings in Z Office (Z Office > Settings > Store Settings > Communication > Email Settings) and replace your password with the 16-character password. This app password grants complete access to your Google
   Account. You won't need to remember it, so don't write it down or share it
   with anyone.