[horde] Problem with Android Horde Activesync - Can't add account - Gmail's security settings are more secure than those set by your IT admin

[Laurent Mazet]

Hi,

I found a workaround by using BlueMail app instead of Gmail. It also  
enable calendar et contact synchronization.

Regards,

    Laurent

Quoting r.j.baart at prompt.nl at lun., 11 nov. 2019:

> Perhaps the problem is described here:  
> https://developers.google.com/android/work/device-admin-deprecation
>
> I can read it, but I don't understand it. If this is the problem,  
> the solution will not come from Google.
>
>
> On 9-11-2019 18:20, Ronny Forberger wrote:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> thanks for your information.
>>
>> I am not sure if I have a second GMail account on the phone, I have  
>> a google account on it though.
>>
>> I think the Gmail application itself is now requiring certain  
>> security policies to be in place, as you said.
>>
>> I tried to set the permissions of ActiveSync to all permissions for  
>> authenticated users, creators and even my username, but no success.
>>
>> The error message on the phone is still appearing.
>>
>> It worked before the Android upgrade though without the Horde permissions.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Ronny Forberger
>>
>>
>> Quoting Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:
>>
>>> Quoting Ronny Forberger <ronnyforberger at ronnyforberger.de>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Horde list,
>>>>
>>>> My brand new Android 9 phone has made an update to the OS and  
>>>> since that I cannot access my Horde Active Sync interface anymore.
>>>>
>>>> I am getting the error message
>>>>
>>>> Can't add account - Gmail's security settings are more secure  
>>>> than those set by your IT admin
>>>>
>>>> on Android.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas what I have to set up on Horde / or the web server to  
>>>> make this run again or where to look at least?
>>>
>>> This sounds like you either maybe have another account setup in  
>>> the Gmail app on the Android device, whose provisioning policies  
>>> are more secure than Horde's, or the Gmail application itself is  
>>> now requiring certain security policies to be in place.  You can  
>>> try looking at Horde -> Admin -> Permissions. Look at the  
>>> permissions available under Horde -> ActiveSync (you might need to  
>>> create them) and see if any of those look like a good candidate.
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, my Note has the same patchlevel, and I just  
>>> successfully added my horde account to the device, after accepting  
>>> the security policy.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Android version: 9 PKQ1.181121.001
>>>> Android security patchlevel: 2019-10-01
>>>>
>>>> Horde Version: 5.2.22
>>>> Nginx Version: 1.16.1 (reverse proxy with mod_security)
>>>> Apache httpd version: 2.4.41 (serving horde)
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Ronny Forberger
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>>>
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>>
> -- 
>
> Cordialement,
>
> R.J. Baart


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Dr. Laurent Mazet   -=-  "Use the source, Luke"  -=-   mazet at softndesign.org