Security check is needed DisplayUnlockCaptcha

[muzzyrost]

Hello there!

I'm getting the following error message when I try to download an app from the Google Play Store:

Security check is needed, try to visit https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha to unlock, or setup an app-specific password

I tried the following:

• account password without MFA
• account password without MFA and "unsecure" connection enabled (or however that is called)
• app-specific password (with MFA)

[archon810]

Same issue here all of a sudden.

[nottoobad]

Same here, any workarounds?

[MrLuoXuan]

Same issue here all of a sudden. which one have solution?

[MrLuoXuan]

Hello there!

I'm getting the following error message when I try to download an app from the Google Play Store:

Security check is needed, try to visit https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha to unlock, or setup an app-specific password

I tried the following:

• account password without MFA
• account password without MFA and "unsecure" connection enabled (or however that is called)
• app-specific password (with MFA)

how can i contract you，please give me a email，i want to solve this problem because i used it in production environment！

[matlink]

If you use an app-specific password with MFA enabled, you should not hit a Captcha unlock requirement. It is indeed linked to NoMore201/googleplay-api/issues/152

[Slider-Whistle]

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833

On the 'Signing in to Google' panel, choose App passwords. If you don’t see this option:
2-Step Verification is not set up for your account
2-Step Verification is set up for security keys only
Your account is through work, school or other organisation
You’ve turned on Advanced Protection for your account
...
Protect your account with 2-Step Verification
Each time you sign in to your Google Account, you'll need your password and a verification code. Learn more (< https://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/2step/)

Absolutely not doing this, is there no other way? I'm pretty unlucky to install this program right after an issue like this comes up. It's nothing I can't wait a few weeks for but I think most people would agree that it makes the program unuseable

[MrHm]

I have found that adding this parameter to gpapi/config.py in function getLoginParams:

"droidguard_results": "some_random_string"

makes the login work.

[andryan]

I accidentally stumbled across another workaround when I was looking for another tool to download APK files from Google Play.

Steps:

1. You need to enable 2FA on the Google account you wish to use to download using
2. Once 2FA is enabled, app passwords show up on accounts.google.com, create an app password
3. Clone http://github.com/89z/googleplay, build it using Go 1.17 and run the command: googleplay -e email -p 'app password here'. Once you get the following message, go back to gplaycli and use the same credentials (email and app password, not token).
4. Suddenly the "Security check is needed, try to visit https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha to unlock, or setup an app-specific password" error is gone and gplaycli is back to normal.

[andryan]

Yes, I tried that but unfortunately it didn't work.

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[muzzyrost]

@andryan This way broken now, any updates?

[andryan]

@andryan This way broken now, any updates?

What error message are you getting now? Was it working fine before? Did you try MrHm's solution?

[poseidonsg]

MrHm's solution doesn't work anymore.

[Arshit007]

Yes,do anyone has any solution for this issue?

[ibrahimch]

Bump. Facing same issue ...

[ibrahimch]

Any update on this ?

[Ralireza]

same issue here!