"Application not found" error when connecting to Google Sheets data source

[Intl_PBI]

I've started using the Google Sheets (beta) connector with the Dec 2021 release. It was working fine until I installed the March 2022 Power BI release. Now I get a "Something went wrong" message stating "Application not found".

I click the Sign in button to sign into Google

The next screen gives me this error.

I've installed the latest version of Power BI, but I get the same error.

Here is the version that I have on my PC: Version: 2.105.664.0 64-bit (May 2022)
I've searched the internet to see if anyone else has had this problem but did not find anything.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @Intl_PBI

This error indicates that Power BI Desktop cannot find the web browser application for signing-in process. To deal with it, you can refer to below solutions.

In Power BI Desktop, go to File > Options and settings > Options > Security, check the option Use my default web browser under Authentication Browser. Close and restart Power BI Desktop and try signing in again. 

If this error still occurs, check which web browser has been set as the default web browser on your computer (Change your default browser in Windows 10). This error may occur if the default web browser has been uninstalled recently. In that case, set another web browser as the default application.

If the default web browser is IE 11 (Internet Explorer 11), I recommend to set Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome as the default web browser. Internet Explorer 11 is going end of life on June 15, 2022. Meaning that for most Windows versions, using Internet Explorer 11 won't be an option anymore.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
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Hi,

Thanks for your response. I followed your steps and it did not fix this issue. My default web browser is set to Google Chrome. However, when I change it to MS Edge it works! This tells me that it is not a Power BI issue but a Google Chrome issue.