Yakyak: Google Couldn't sign you in Yakyak

[HeribertoKubuntu]

The project run correctly but when i tried to sign in show this problem:

You are trying to sign in from a browser or app that doesn't allow us to keep your account secure.
Try using a different browser.

[fortepc]

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

You'll want to enable less secure apps logging in. It'll work just fine then.

[pcloadletter75]

Is it possible Google changed something recently? Even when enabling less secure apps, it's not working.

[pcloadletter75]

Been reading around the internet, and apparently this is a recent change that Google has implemented to block embedded browsers:

https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html

[SimplyNoah]

Any work around for this yet?

[courtney-lang]

https://github.com/yakyak/yakyak/issues/1087#issuecomment-559993748

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

You'll want to enable less secure apps logging in. It'll work just fine then.

This doesn't work if your account has 2-Step Verification:

This setting is not available for accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled. Such accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access. Learn More

[pcloadletter75]

#1087 (comment)

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en
You'll want to enable less secure apps logging in. It'll work just fine then.

This doesn't work if your account has 2-Step Verification:

This setting is not available for accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled. Such accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access. Learn More

I have enabled less secure apps and do not have 2FA, and it does not work just fine.

[jongse-park]

I have hit the same problem, anyone who resolved this issue?

[cron410]

yMine worked after getting the above message. I just closed and reopened Yakyak. But in case it still doesn't work for you, go to accounts.google.com and create an App password. Save it in your password safe of choice, I don't think you can show that password again. It would need to be regenerated if you lose that password.

[courtney-lang]

App password didn't work for me, either. :(

[SimplyNoah]

Ditto. I actually tried an app password before commenting and got the same message. I will try a few more things today.

[SimplyNoah]

[esoxjem]

Anyone able to find a workaround?

[obiwandanobi]

I'm experiencing the same issue. Linux Mint 19.2
I've followed all the steps in previous posts and have not had any luck.

[srolandmarshall]

Experiencing this issue as well, App Passwords, Allowing Less Secure Apps, etc. did not help.

[srolandmarshall]

Does YakYak use OAuth 2? I'm wondering if this is the issue.

[Stoom]

If you update the user agent it works again. Google Music Desktop Player also ran into this

[pcloadletter75]

If you update the user agent it works again. Google Music Desktop Player also ran into this

Is that a coding thing, or can I do that somehow as an end user?

[cron410]

I may have also deleted the cookies.json file in AppData like #831

[ryantiger658]

Has anyone had any luck logging in? I tried clearing my cookies.json. I am not sure how to update the user agent like @Stoom suggested...

This seems to be how GMDP updated their UserAgent. https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL-/commit/3f36c34249ed5b768be52b6b228236f55bede63e

Thanks!

[Jhall1990]

Wicked hack, but it did work for me.

Replace the /Applications/YakYak.app/Contents/Resources/app/login.js (mac location, probably somewhere in appdata on windows, unsure about linux) file with the contents found here https://pastebin.com/raw/xk0XHpHr

All it does is add an options object with the hacked user agent to the mainWindow.loadURL call.

[ryantiger658]

@Jhall1990 this is dumb, but could you post that into the issue or into a github gist? My corporate network blocks pastebin. -_-

[Jhall1990]

@ryantiger658 Haha no problem

Try this: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Jhall1990/74b58bc7b81e702547c8fd40e021f52c/raw/ef2e5cd006aeab5cfdfdcbd821550eddbe71b5cf/login.js

[ryantiger658]

Works for me on Ubuntu 18.04

[ExploitGF]

Works (Arch and Windows 10)!

[pcloadletter75]

Wicked hack, but it did work for me.

Replace the /Applications/YakYak.app/Contents/Resources/app/login.js (mac location, probably somewhere in appdata on windows, unsure about linux) file with the contents found here https://pastebin.com/raw/xk0XHpHr

All it does is add an options object with the hacked user agent to the mainWindow.loadURL call.

Success! Thank you!

[obiwandanobi]

Wicked hack, but it did work for me.
Replace the /Applications/YakYak.app/Contents/Resources/app/login.js (mac location, probably somewhere in appdata on windows, unsure about linux) file with the contents found here https://pastebin.com/raw/xk0XHpHr
All it does is add an options object with the hacked user agent to the mainWindow.loadURL call.

Works for me on Linux Mint 19.2. Thanks!
Login.js is located at /opt/yakyak/resources/app on Mint just in case anyone were to wonder.

[srolandmarshall]

Is it insane to send up a PR for this? I am sure others will be thankful.

[nickkeyzer]

Works on Linux Manjaro (Arch).

Not sure how the maintainers feel about it but it would be nice if someone created a PR for this fix.

[Jhall1990]

I assume there is a proper way to fix this (I'm not sure what that might be however) with that in mind I won't be creating a PR for it, but someone else is welcome to if they want.

[omikun]

Wicked hack, but it did work for me.

Replace the /Applications/YakYak.app/Contents/Resources/app/login.js (mac location, probably somewhere in appdata on windows, unsure about linux) file with the contents found here https://pastebin.com/raw/xk0XHpHr

All it does is add an options object with the hacked user agent to the mainWindow.loadURL call.

I tried replacing login.js with yours but now I get this error: "The browser you're using doesn't support JavaScript, or has JavaScript turned off"
I'm on macos catalina.

[survivor303]

Works for me on Ubuntu 18.04

Where i put the file on ubuntu? .config/yakyak/ dosnt have Resources directory?

[alinuxfan]

Works for me on Ubuntu 18.04

Where i put the file on ubuntu? .config/yakyak/ dosnt have Resources directory?

@survivor303 , should be in the same place as Linux Mint.
/opt/yakyak/resources/app

Works here on Mint 19.3. Thanks for the work around.

[cron410]

I just had a rarely used computer ask me to sign in for YakYak and it
worked. Since i have 2factor auth set up, I for sure do NOT have "less
secure app sign-in" enabled. The two features are not compatible.

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 11:41 AM Ryan Bolyard [e-mail]
wrote:

Has anyone had any luck logging in? I tried clearing my cookies.json. I am
not sure how to update the user agent like @Stoom
https://github.com/Stoom suggested...

Thanks!

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[signedbit]

Thank you @Jhall1990 for the fix, I've created PR #1092 with your idea. You're awesome!

Maintainers @averissimo or @maxkueng, thank you so much for Yakyak and all your hard work! Please accept the PR or let me know what edits are required.

[fillipbrown]

I am still getting this issue on the current version - fixes above not longer seem valid.

[berarma]

We're going back to the dark IE days.

[averissimo]

Version on v1.5.4-beta-rolling should have this problem fixed at the root.

The underlying "browser" was updated. Thanks for the fix and the pull request.

[averissimo]

Ideally I would wait until users give some feedback on the beta-rolling to release it officially. See this comment