Go to and select "App passwords." You'll be prompted to sign in again. Now we're going to make an app password for SMS Backup+.There, select "Enable IMAP" and click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the screen. The option is accessible from the Settings cog icon in the corner -> Settings -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP. We reached out to SMS Backup+ developer Jan Berkel for insight into the app's future plans regarding the change, but a response was not immediately provided, and the developer has previously been silent to our inquiries regarding Gmail's API changes. It remains to be seen how SMS Backup+ will address the change in-app, but one-star reviews noting the loss of functionality are already pouring in on the Play Store.
Given the delay in enforcement (the API changes were supposed to go into effect on July 15th), we had thought Google may have silently changed its mind when it came to the indispensable app, but the banhammer finally fell, breaking the app's ability to connect to Gmail. The app's developer applied for an exemption, but it was denied.
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Millions of people rely on the functionality provided by SMS Backup+, and it's Android Police's recommended SMS backup solution.
As part of that decision, Google essentially decided that the only acceptable use cases for Gmail's APIs were for applications with explicitly email-focused functionality - things like third-party email clients, email backup, and productivity-enhancing features like mail merge. You might remember that the Gmail changes affected how third-party apps could access the service.
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