Millions of Gmail users are about to be forced to take security more seriously, as new app access password rules take effect on September 30.

Although Google offers Gmail apps for Android and iOS, you won't find a desktop version. Luckily, you can create your own Gmail app on your laptop.

If Google wrote the app, chances are that 2-step verification is built into the code. Otherwise, you’ll have to go through Google’s Apps passwords feature, which you can access from the Gmail ...