As per previous notification, Google has turned on two-step verification today (8th). I have a Google email account. First problem encountered - I could no longer receive mail via Thunderbird (my preferred email package). All Thunderbird would produce was an error message saying that Google wanted a password. I entered the correct Google password but it wasn't accepted! Finally sorted it all out by going into Google settings and (after a bit of a hunt around!!), managed to turn off two-step verification, at which point Thunderbird now works okay. Incidentally, to turn off the verification I had to enter my Google password and, yes, it was the one originally refused but now accepted!! I now await the Second problem! - It hasn't occurred yet but I'm sure it will!!!
Hope this might be of use if anyone else hits the same problem - unless, of course, anyone has a way of maintaining two-step verification and being able to access mail via Thunderbird at the same time??
