"To set this up, sign in to your Google account on a desktop or mobile device. Select the Security option, look for the section on how you sign in to Google, select the button for Recovery contacts, and then click the button to add a recovery contact. Type the name or email address of your trusted contact and click Continue. You're then prompted to send them a request to serve as your recovery contact."
"We've probably all been locked out of an account at one time or another. It's not that hard, especially if it's one you don't use frequently. You forget or mistype your PIN or password enough times, and poof, you're denied access. Now, Google has cooked up a new and unique way to recover your account if you're locked out. Recovery contacts"
"The person on the receiving end then needs to review and accept the request. Once the request is accepted, they're able to step in if you're locked out of your account. In that event, a failed login should eventually direct you to the account recovery page. Here, you grab a code number, which you share with your contact through a phone call. After they verify the code, you're granted access to your account."
Google offers Recovery contacts, a feature that lets users assign trusted friends or family to verify identity and help recover accounts after forgotten passwords, lost passkeys, or compromises. Users can set up Recovery contacts via the Security section of their Google account and send requests to chosen contacts who must accept. During recovery, a failed login leads to an account recovery page where users obtain a code to share by phone; verified codes restore access. Users can configure up to ten recovery contacts. Google also supports signing into a new phone using only a phone number, while Google Messages provides spam alerts and text privacy.
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