Mail app and google account with two step verification fail

Hi,
I try to add my gmail account to Mail app, but it says that login or password is incorrect. I'm using google 2 step verification, that means that I should generate an app-special password each time I use a new application with this google account. I've generated the password for gmail app and logged in successfully, but it doesn't work for Mail app (each application has it's own password).
iOS 5.1.1 (9B206).
Gmail app v. 1.2.7182
Thank you in advance.

Аnonym wrote:
I've read every discussion about that problem, though I found no solution there. So I started another one.
I'm sorry. You misunderstood what I was saying - or perhaps I should say that I said it wrong. I meant that I was unfamiliar with this problem - that's all that I meant.
The link for 4.0 is simply for iPads that are running iOS 4.0 or higher. That is what the link refers to. This is copied from the website
Note: These setup instructions are for Apple devices running software version 4.0.
View instructions for older software.
It does not state it specifically, but it means 4.0 or higher. Google hasn't updated anything further for higher than iOS 5 that's all.
But if you checked it out already or don't want to check it out because you think it doesn't apply - that's your prerogative.
EDIT - your problem was solved as soon as I posted. Glad you got it all worked out!

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