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While there are advantages of using Google’s 2 step verification process enabled for signups using Google there are some disadvantages as well, which I realized today.
According to Google the two step verification does not work in some applications and those are
POP and IMAP email clients such as Outlook, Mail and Thunderbird
Confusing? What it means is that if you sign in to the Google services using any of the above stated applications you will be locked out unless you generate application specific code from this page .
Problem with Google 2 step verification process
I wish Google was more proactive in informing the users. For example I did not realize that I would not be able to use Google services using my mobile phone, my iPod, Thunderbird and Miranda (an IM application I use for multiple chat).
Though there is a way to get access on these applications but you have to generate a password using the application authentication system of Google and it is not clear where to add the code in the specific application - for example where do I add the code in Miranda. It is very confusing for me. What I found amusing was that the password generate after generating the password says “you do not need to remember the password as you will have to enter it once” - are you joking Google? I will have to remember it as I have to input the password in the application, even though it is only once.
I got to know about this when I was creating Profiles in Google Chrome using my Google credentials.
