Evolution cannot get Gmail authorisation

[Nicholas Harvey]

I have upgraded from 21.10 to 22.04 beta and am trying to set-up Evolution.

Right now I am trying to add my Gmail account using the new account wizard. I insert my name and gmail address and then Evolution tries to connect to the GMail authorization page to allow me to enter my password.

This opens in a new window and I would expect to see a small embedded web page where I enter my GMail credentials. Instead the window opens but where the embedded web page should be is instead just a small box showing a URL to the Google service. This URL shortly disappears and I am unable to proceed. All I can do is cancel out of the wizard and the account never gets added.

One thought which may be relevant is I recently had MS Edge installed and previously I have been able to add an account. I have recently removed this and so instead have just the snap of Firefox installed. Might there be a dependency of Evolution on a browser to provide this web view, and in which case might it not be able to get it from the snap of Firefox? Just a guess.

Thanks.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: evolution 3.44.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-23.23-generic 5.15.27
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu80
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 2 07:19:34 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-01 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
SourcePackage: evolution
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)