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mac mail and aol mail

my aol mail stopped working on mac air and iPhone xr. i deleted account on iPhone, then reinstalled that worked. mac air still not working with aol mail tried to remove aol account but something about key chain idk so tried to add account anyway well, all emails in inbox are gone and still comes uo "can't verify name and password. then read on another thread here someone solved with getting a temp password from aol then worked i tried same did not work for me

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 10, 2021 1:18 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2021 7:20 PM

It is not a temporary password from AOL. It is an app-specific password. You would setup the AOL email account the same way as you have been on your MacBook Air, however, you would enter the app-specific Password instead of your regular AOL password.

Read below to learn how to create an app-specific password for your AOL email account on your MacBook Air:

 AOL is now requiring App-Specific passwords to be entered instead of your normal password. This is part of their security measure. So, How does one create an App Specific password to enter for AOL email account(s)? See below:

If you've activated 2-step verification for your AOL account, you'll need to generate and use an "app password" to access AOL Mail from these apps.

1. Sign in and go to the AOL Account security page. You can do this by signing on to AOL from a computer.

2. Click Generate app password or Manage app passwords.

3. Select your app from the drop down menu and click Generate.

4. Follow the instructions below the password.

- Be sure to enter the password into your app without any spaces.

5. Click Done.

6. Use this app password and your email address to sign in to your email app.


Axel F.

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Jul 10, 2021 7:20 PM in response to joannfromvalley village

It is not a temporary password from AOL. It is an app-specific password. You would setup the AOL email account the same way as you have been on your MacBook Air, however, you would enter the app-specific Password instead of your regular AOL password.

Read below to learn how to create an app-specific password for your AOL email account on your MacBook Air:

 AOL is now requiring App-Specific passwords to be entered instead of your normal password. This is part of their security measure. So, How does one create an App Specific password to enter for AOL email account(s)? See below:

If you've activated 2-step verification for your AOL account, you'll need to generate and use an "app password" to access AOL Mail from these apps.

1. Sign in and go to the AOL Account security page. You can do this by signing on to AOL from a computer.

2. Click Generate app password or Manage app passwords.

3. Select your app from the drop down menu and click Generate.

4. Follow the instructions below the password.

- Be sure to enter the password into your app without any spaces.

5. Click Done.

6. Use this app password and your email address to sign in to your email app.


Axel F.

mac mail and aol mail

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