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I have installed Thunderbird on Linux on a chromebook. When I try to add my (gmail) email account in the Thunderbird account setup screen, it hangs up trying to authenticate the Google password for the gmail account. I have scrupulously checked and rechecked the password and the server details, and they are all correct. Why won't Thunderbird accept the password for my gmail account? Or is something else not right?

Mozilla Account works normally directly inside Firefox, but logging into Mozilla Accounts through Thunderbird's Add-ons manager fails during the Firefox handoff.

Steps to reproduce: 1. In Thunderbird Add-ons, click Log in. 2. Thunderbird redirects to Firefox, showing "Continue with Mozilla account". 3. Click Continue -> Firefox displays "You could not be logged in. Please try again."

Troubleshooting already tried:

• Created a brand-new Thunderbird profile (thunderbird -P) — same failure occurs.
• Cleared cookies/site data in Thunderbird and cleared Firefox cache.
• Disconnected existing Thunderbird/Add-ons connections from Mozilla Account dashboard.
• Extensions and add-ons themselves install and download normally.

I managed to add one email account, but now is impossible to connect any other, it doesn't matter if it's a gmail or a personalised email.

It says: Authentication error.

Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password

both give me the same error.

Any advice?

I had to reinstall Thunderbird after doing a clean install of Windows 11.

Since installing, the expected login popup for Gmail doesn't appear. I get the attached error message instead.

Yahoo worked fine after a few tries. What is the problem here, and how can I fix it?