can't sign in to gmail/youtube account on steam overlay

[Shine]

i was playing lost ark and trying to sign into my gmail account and google wont let me.

[rawWwRrr]

Correct.

Google eliminated sign ins from "insecure" built-in browsers to eliminate possible man-in-the-middle attacks on Google users' accounts.

Google supposedly has a setting on your account to allow logins from insecure browsers that you can set, but others have reported mixed results when doing so.

You can still use a real browser, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc, but not the Steam client's built-in browser unless that Google account setting works for you.

edit:
link to Google's announcement regarding "less secure apps"
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

[Shine]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Correct.

Google eliminated sign ins from "insecure" built-in browsers to eliminate possible man-in-the-middle attacks on Google users' accounts.

Google supposedly has a setting on your account to allow logins from insecure browsers that you can set, but others have reported mixed results when doing so.

You can still use a real browser, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc, but not the Steam client's built-in browser unless that Google account setting works for you.

edit:
link to Google's announcement regarding "less secure apps"
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

i just did that and it still wont let me sign in.
is this normal ?
so you basically using incognito mode on steam overlay ?
i just want to watch youtube videos on steam overlay

[ReBoot]

It's normal, Google want it this way.

[dosic04]

Hey everyone,

I just managed to link my Google account to Steam on November 21, 2024.

All you need to do is access Steam through a browser.
Don’t try doing this from the installed Steam app.

Open Google or any browser, search for Steam, log in, and give it a try.
Once everything is set up, your installed Steam app will sync as well.

[Dieter]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.