When Google launched its Advanced Protection Program in October, it came with a big caveat. The system was designed to prevent targeted account hacks — basically, any way a sophisticated hacker might try to steal the data in your Google Account — but locking down the account meant cutting off all third-party apps, including native iOS apps like Apple Mail, Contacts, and Calendar.

Six months later, Google has figured out a way to make it work. In a post today, Google’s Dario Salice announced that Advanced Protection will now support native iOS apps as part of a broader effort to bring more non-Google applications into the system. Advanced Protection users connecting to Apple Mail, Contacts, or Calendar will still have to navigate a more…

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