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Use app passwords for mail, calendar and contacts apps

Connect mail, calendar and contacts apps when you use two-step sign-in, without giving them your real password.

Updated 14 November 20261 min read

Mail, calendar and contacts apps on your phone or computer can't ask for a code from your authenticator app. If you use two-step sign-in, give each of them its own app password instead of your normal password.

App passwords are safer than your real password: each one only works for mail, calendars and contacts, and you can remove one without affecting anything else.

#Make an app password

  1. Open My account from your photo or initials in the top right, then the Security tab.
  2. Under App passwords, select New app password.
  3. Type what it's for, such as Mail on my phone, and confirm.
  4. Bramble shows the new app password once. Copy it.
  5. In your mail, calendar or contacts app, sign in with:
    • Username: your Bramble username, such as alex@yourcompany.com
    • Password: the app password you just copied

Important

You won't see the app password again after you leave the page. If you lose it, remove it and make a new one.

#Remove an app password

Remove an app password when you stop using the app, or if the device is lost or stolen.

  1. Open My account → Security.
  2. Under App passwords, select Remove next to it and confirm.

The app that used it stops connecting straight away.

#Good to know

  • Make one app password per app or device, so you can remove just that one later.
  • Changing your normal password doesn't change your app passwords.
  • If your account is blocked or removed, its app passwords stop working too.
  • Admins can make an app password for an account that nobody signs in to, such as a mailbox a scanner sends to. See Make an app password for a shared account.