Google announced this Wednesday new tools to recover access to a locked account, such as a new option that allows you to choose trusted friends or family members to help if a user ever cannot access their account.
“When you contact one of your recovery contacts for help, you will share a code with the person. They will receive an email or notification and can confirm that it is really you by verifying that code,” the company explains in a statement.
However, the company ensures that the recovery contact “will not have access to the account or personal information” of the main user.
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This new tool is available starting today on eligible personal Google accounts.
Google is also launching “Sign in with mobile number,” an Android feature that automatically identifies Google accounts using a linked phone number.
This feature seeks to “simplify the verification process on new devices” and is designed for users who need to recover their account on a new Android phone after losing access to their previous device. It does not require password verification, but instead asks users for the screen lock code used on their previous device.
With information from EFE.
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