Fix Google Account and Drive Integration on KDE

fix_kde_google_integration.md

Fix Google Account and Drive Integration on KDE

Easily resolve Google Account and Drive integration issues on KDE with this simple script.

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Quick Fix

1. Download the script:
   The script fix_kde_google_integration.sh is located alongside this README. Download it to your system.

2. Run the script:

   chmod +x fix_kde_google_integration.sh
   ./fix_kde_google_integration.sh

3. Restart the KDE service (Optional):

   kquitapp6 kded6

Done! Your Google Account and Drive integration should now work seamlessly.

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🛠 What It Fixes

1. "This browser or app is not secure" error

   • Cause: The fake-user-agent.patch in the signon-ui package disrupts Google’s authentication.

2. "This app is blocked" error

   • Occurs when accessing Google Drive due to misconfigurations in KDE's settings.

The script updates your KDE configuration files and resolves both issues automatically.

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📋 Notes

• Tested on Manjaro, Arch, KDE Neon, Fedora, and OpenSUSE.
• Creates a backup of original files for safety.
• Reapplication may be needed after KDE updates.

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References

This fix is based on Bruno_Goncalves's contribution on the KDE Forum Discussion.

fix_kde_google_integration.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script to fix Google Drive integration issue by updating the google.provider file in KDE 6

# Define file path
PROVIDER_FILE="/usr/share/accounts/providers/kde/google.provider"

# Backup the original file
if [ -f "$PROVIDER_FILE" ]; then
  echo "Backing up the original file..."
  sudo cp "$PROVIDER_FILE" "${PROVIDER_FILE}.backup"
  echo "Backup created at ${PROVIDER_FILE}.backup"
else
  echo "Error: google.provider file not found at $PROVIDER_FILE. Exiting."
  exit 1
fi

# Write the updated configuration to the file
echo "Updating the google.provider file..."
sudo tee "$PROVIDER_FILE" >/dev/null <<EOL
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<provider id="google">
  <name>Google</name>
  <description>GNOME-ID, Google Drive and YouTube</description>
  <icon>im-google</icon>
  <translations>kaccounts-providers</translations>
  <domains>.*google\.com</domains>
  <template>
    <group name="auth">
      <setting name="method">oauth2</setting>
      <setting name="mechanism">web_server</setting>
      <group name="oauth2">
        <group name="web_server">
          <setting name="Host">accounts.google.com</setting>
          <setting name="AuthPath">o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline</setting>
          <setting name="TokenPath">o/oauth2/token</setting>
          <setting name="RedirectUri">http://localhost/oauth2callback</setting>
          <setting name="ResponseType">code</setting>
          <setting type="as" name="Scope">[
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar',
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks',
            'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive'
          ]</setting>
          <setting type="as" name="AllowedSchemes">['https']</setting>
          <setting name="ClientId">44438659992-7kgjeitenc16ssihbtdjbgguch7ju55s.apps.googleusercontent.com</setting>
          <setting name="ClientSecret">-gMLuQyDiI0XrQS_vx_mhuYF</setting>
          <setting type="b" name="ForceClientAuthViaRequestBody">true</setting>
        </group>
      </group>
    </group>
  </template>
</provider>
EOL

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "google.provider file updated successfully."
else
  echo "Error: Failed to update the google.provider file."
  exit 1
fi

# Restart the system or relevant services to apply changes
echo "Restarting the account management service..."
kquitapp6 kded6

echo "Done. Please re-add your Google account to verify the fix."

Hello,
I applied the fix in Debian 13, KDE plasma 6.3.6, and now it works.
The message error was "Download cancelled" when I tried to access to the network drive.
Thanks for your contribution.
B.D.

This fix worked perfectly for me on Kubuntu 25.10.
Thank you so much.

Worked for me, thank you so much for this!

Works perfect for Fedora 43.
Thank you so much.

Great. this fixed gdrive access on opensuse 16, kde. thank you

Neat! Works perfectly on Fedora 43. Thanks, I can access GD from Dolphin now

The ID was blocked by Google! This workaround doesn't work anymore! Já era, deu ruim!

Thank you! Working perfect on Fedora 43

don't work for me,
this is the error "Access denied to gdrive:/google21/Shared Drives."
I have also generated my clientid e clientsecret; but don't work item

I think to not have any solutions

this looked promising for me on plasma(cachyos)

i applied it and readded my google account, it went from dolphin saying unable to access, to showing me all the files and shared drives, however i couldn't copy a single thing off the drive to my local system, it would download the entire file, stick for a few and then error asking me to retry. i ended up using rclone and manually configuring the shared drives i needed... same process opening browser and authorizing scope it was just a lot of tui config vs a nice gui experience like kde

it works on CachyOs. Thanks!

It works on Kubuntu 26.04. Thanks

It works on Fedora 44. Thanks!

It works on Fedora 44 KDE. Thanks a bunch!

Wow, thanks for this. Worked perfectly with Debian 13 Plasma. It was frustrating prior.

Unfortunately, not working any more on KDE Plasma 6.7.3 as of 2026-08-14.
Google replies with "This browser may not be secure" again, even after restarting KDE, when attempting to add a GDrive account.
Any ideas? 🙁

I can confirm that it's working with KDE Plasma 6.7.4.

I can confirm that it's working with KDE Plasma 6.7.4 as well.

it only lets me create folders and not files from the file manager