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Re:Android and iOS data collection by derefr on Sunday October 03, 2021 @09:30PM (#28742080)
Maybe not through the device's local Settings UI, but presumably you could insert the mail account binding through an MDM profile, no?
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Re:Android and iOS data collection by walterbell on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:23PM (#28742350)
Yes, Apple Configurator can be used to install IMAP accounts, including password.

Gmail accounts require password entry on the device, even if the account is installed via Apple Configurator.

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Re:Android and iOS data collection by derefr on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:44AM (#28743178)
> Gmail accounts require password entry on the device, even if the account is installed via Apple Configurator.

Is that still true, if the password provided in the profile is an App Password for the account? IIRC those can be used for direct IMAP access to Gmail's servers without those servers complaining; so I would expect them to also work fine for creating a Gmail web-API binding.

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