If you are attempting to connect your inbox to Warmup Inbox, you will need to enable 2-Step Verification and create an App Password under your account in order to connect to the platform. Let's go over how to do this.
1. Confirm That Your Google Workspace Account Has 2 -Step Verification Enabled
To confirm that 2-Step Verification is enabled under your account, log in to your Gmail inbox and navigate to your Google account settings:
Then click on the Security & sign-in tab:
This will bring you to an overview page for what security settings you have enabled under your account. If 2-Step Verification shows up here, it is enabled. If it´s disabled, please enable it.
The 2-Step Verification must be enabled during the entire warmup process, or otherwise it will cause warmup interruptions.
2. Create an App Password
In your Google Account Settings page, click into the Security & sign-in tab. Once there, scroll down a little bit and click into the 2-Step Verification section.
You will be requested to confirm your identity by logging into your account:
Once you enter your password, you will be in the 2-Step Verification settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on App passwords.
Now you can create your app password. Make sure to name this app password exactly Warmup Inbox.
Once you name the app password, click on the Create button. If done successfully, your App password will be displayed.
Before closing this window, make sure to save this app password as you will need it to connect your inbox to the platform.
From here, proceed to sync your account as you normally would while replacing your normal inbox password with the newly generated app password.
Important note: Do not use your app password as a new password for your email accounts. The app password should be used only for the Warmup Inbox when adding your inboxes to the tool. If you accidentally use this password for your email accounts, you will see errors while adding your inbox to Warmup Inbox.
3. Enable IMAP access
Starting from January 2025, IMAP is enabled under Google Workspace accounts by default, so there´s no need to search for these settings anymore.
Simply click on Check IMAP connection and continue to the Sender settings:
4. Set up the Sender settings
Once you´re in the Sender settings, your inbox is almost connected! All you need to do is to specify the displayed name on your warmup emails.
