"A new feature called Recovery contacts lets you assign a trusted friend or family member to help you get back into your Google account. If you forget your password, lose your passkey device, or even suffer an account compromise, the people you choose can verify your identity, allowing you to recover your account. To set this up, sign in to your Google account on a desktop or mobile device."
"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."
Recovery contacts allows assigning trusted friends or family who can verify identity and help recover accounts after forgotten passwords, lost passkeys, or account compromise. Up to ten recovery contacts can be set and must accept a sent request before they can assist. To add a recovery contact, sign in to a Google account, open Security, locate how you sign in to Google, select Recovery contacts, add the person's name or email, and send the request. If locked out, a failed login leads to an account recovery page that provides a code to share with the recovery contact by phone; after verification, access is restored. Additionally, users can sign into a new phone using only their phone number, and Google Messages will warn about spam and keep texts private.
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