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by Kylekramer 5451 days ago
No, they shouldn't allow the use of an application password. Application password are a hack to get around the fact there are so many apps that rely on Google that don't support 2 factor authentication. This does add some benefits like one permanent password and the ability to revoke it, but that is at the expense of security. Eventually normal password + token is how all apps using a Google account should function at login, so of course a new Google made app will function this way.