
Why does Google say Thunderbird does not support the latest security standards? Is Google trying to say that standard protocols like IMAP, SMTP and POP3 are less secure ways to access a mailbox? Are they trying to say that the activities users engage in with the software puts their accounts at risk or what? non secure account switch (“ Allow less secure apps”). Google then offers an all-or-nothing secure vs. Some examples of apps that do not support the latest security standards include Desktop mail clients like Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.According to Google’s document on Less Secure Apps: I have never had problems using Gmail with Thunderbird, but while trying to use a free software client for Google Talk/Chat/Hangout I discovered the following unexpected statement.


SuperUser reader Nemo wants to know why Google considers Thunderbird to be less secure:
