Samsung default email app not connecting to AOL Mail?

[JnEricsonx]

I just keep getting sign-in failed out of nowhere, even though if I go to the AOL app itself on my phone, it shows my email just fine. I just thought this was kind of weird.

 

[Rukbat]

If two apps are doing it, it's probably a failure message the site is sending that it shouldn't be sending.

 

[anon(10181084)]

I just keep getting sign-in failed out of nowhere, even though if I go to the AOL app itself on my phone, it shows my email just fine. I just thought this was kind of weird.

Wait a second... Who uses AOL in 2019?! Anyways, maybe they shut down access via 3rd party apps?

 

[B. Diddy]

I moved this from the Android Apps forum to the General Help forum, since the former is intended for developers to promote their apps.

If you're using 2-step authentication, you need to use an app password, not your usual AOL password: https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-and-manage-app-password

 

[JnEricsonx]

I dunno what the deal is, this only happened once or twice a while back, now it seems to be nigh-constant. I've not done anything new, no new apps, etc. I've been using this phone for about 2.5 years now. So, even resetting the phone isn't doing it, and keep in mind, the default email app connected to AOL plus the AOL mail app by itself both used to work fine. This literally happened within the last few days. And I've been using AOL since 1994, had the same email since 1997.

 

[mustang7757]

I dunno what the deal is, this only happened once or twice a while back, now it seems to be nigh-constant. I've not done anything new, no new apps, etc. I've been using this phone for about 2.5 years now. So, even resetting the phone isn't doing it, and keep in mind, the default email app connected to AOL plus the AOL mail app by itself both used to work fine. This literally happened within the last few days. And I've been using AOL since 1994, had the same email since 1997.

There was a update to the Samsung email app maybe it fixes your issues.

 

[JnEricsonx]

All right, is that going to show up in the PLay Store or do I have to go somewhere specific through my phone for the update, thank you?