Gmail Imap authentication using AccountManager

Question

Using the code below I am able to get a token from the AccountManager. I am not able to figure out how to use this token with the javamail (IMAP) api for android (Session, Store, Folder,..) ?

I would like to authenticate Gmail IMAP using the account manager, how should I go about doing this?

    AccountManager manager = AccountManager.get(this);
    Account[] accounts = manager.getAccounts();

    manager.getAuthToken(accounts[0], "oauth2:https://mail.google.com/", null, this, new AccountManagerCallback<Bundle>(){

        public void run(AccountManagerFuture<Bundle> future) {
            try {
                String token = future.getResult().getString(AccountManager.KEY_AUTHTOKEN);

            } catch (OperationCanceledException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (AuthenticatorException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (MessagingException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

    }, null);

Hermia

Did you find any solution to this? I am also looking for same.. – Astilbe

Answer 1

See google-mail-oauth2-tools
Once you have the token, you should be able to use these code samples to complete the rest.

Hornpipe

You've linked to a generic Java library which doesn't use the Android AccountManager at all. – Squeaky

The original post wasn't about how to use the AccountManager, it was about how the AccountManager token was to be used in the javamail (IMAP) api. The code samples provided clearly showed examples for how to accomplish this task and worked for me which is why I provided it. At this point I would recommend that the original question be downvoted or closed as there are much more comprehensive examples and discussions scattered throughout SO. – Hornpipe