[mxuribe]

I agree with you that Google wants to lock users into their ecosystem. Separetly, i think @brnt is 100% correct; an app password should do the trick for you. Well, at least for now...because @brnt said it best with the following: "...As with all things Google, the only winning move is not to play. Long term I'm sure they'll axe this and tell you to use their app or bust."

[NoGravitas]

Google has said already that they will be dropping app passwords for GMail soon. I don't remember the exact date, but it's not far off.

[mxuribe]

Ah, even more reason to leave the Google-opticon