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BEAT Google’s new Gmail restriction

From 30 May, Google will prevent you from using certain third-party apps and devices to access your Gmail account. We know from your recent emails that many of you are concerned about this change, and how it will affect your ability to access messages from your Gmail account using a desktop program such as Outlook. Frustratingly, after dropping its bombshell announcement in users’ inboxes at the beginning of March, Google hasn’t offered much help or advice on the matter. Here we explain why Google is changing its policy and what you can do to keep using Gmail after the deadline.

What exactly is Google doing and why?

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