DaisyDisk regains “Verified” status for Google Drive
As some of you may have noticed in recent few weeks, new users have been unable to connect their Google Drive account to DaisyDisk, getting the “This app is blocked” error message from Google’s authentication page.
Turns out, Google has recently changed their authorization policy for third-party apps to access the Google Drive API. Even though DaisyDisk was previously approved by Google, the “Verified” status was revoked due to the change in policy.
According to the new rules, developers must now annually submit their source code to a partner security company, which scans the code for potential vulnerabilities, and sends a letter of acknowledgment back to Google. The procedure is quite costly, and takes a lot of time due to various technical issues.
Despite these challenges, DaisyDisk has been able to finally accomplish this mission, and its “Verified” status for Google Drive has been reinstated.
The support of Google Drive in DaisyDisk is now back to fully functional ✅