Hey—we've moved. Visit
The Keyword
for all cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 latest news and stories from Google
Official Blog
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Google culture
Don’t get locked out: set up recovery options for your Google Account
September 9, 2013
This summer we’re
posting regularly
with privacy and security tips. Knowing how to stay safe and secure online is important, which is why we created our Good to Know site with advice and tips for safe and savvy Internet use.
-Ed.
Strong passwords help protect your accounts and information on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 web. But forgetting your password is like losing your keys—you can end up locked out of your own home. It gets worse if your password gets compromised or stolen. Sometimes cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 thief will change your password so you can't get back into your own account—kind of like someone stealing your keys and cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365n changing cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 lock.
If you've lost your Google password, you need a way to get back into your Google Account—and back to all of your stuff in Gmail, Maps, Google+ and YouTube. To help you, Google needs to be able to tell that you’re cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 rightful account owner even if you don't have cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 right password. There are a few easy steps you can take right now to make it easy for you—and no one else—to get into your Google Account if you forget or don’t know cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 password.
1. Add a recovery email address.
By registering an alternate email address with your
Google Account settings
, you’re giving Google anocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r way to reach you. If you forget your password, Google can send a link to that recovery email address so you can reset your password. Google can also use that email address to let you know if we detect something suspicious happening with your account.
Setting up your recovery options can help you get back in
if you get locked out of your Google Account
2. Add a phone number to your Google Account.
Your mobile phone is cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 best way to regain access to your account if you forget your password. It's like cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 "fast lane" for account recovery: we text a code to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 phone number you've registered with us, and you're
back in business
in no time. Your phone is more secure and reliable than ocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r means of recovering your account. Methods like “secret” questions (asking your mocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r’s maiden name or city where you were born) may have answers that are easy to remember, but cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y are also possible for bad guys to uncover. And we’ve consistently seen that people who register a recovery phone are faster and more successful at getting cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir accounts back than those recovering cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir accounts via email.
You can also get a text message if Google detects that something suspicious is going on with your account. Giving a recovery phone number to Google won’t result in you being signed up for marketing lists or getting more calls from telemarketers.
3. Keep your recovery options up to date.
It’s a good idea to check your recovery options every so often. For example, if you change your phone number after setting up your recovery options, take just a minute to update your recovery settings to match. We'll remind you of your current settings every so often to make it easier for you to keep cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365m up to date.
That’s it! You can eicá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r update your recovery options next time you’re prompted, or you can take two minutes to do it right now on our
Account recovery options page
. For more advice on how to protect yourself and your family online, visit our
Good to Know site
, or check out some of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 ocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r posts in our series on staying safe and secure.
Posted by Diana Smetters, Software Engineer
Labels
accessibility
41
acquisition
26
ads
131
Africa
19
Android
59
apps
419
April 1
4
Asia
39
books + book search
48
commerce
12
computing history
7
crisis response
33
culture
12
developers
120
diversity
35
doodles
68
education and research
144
entrepreneurs at Google
14
Europe
46
faster web
16
free expression
61
google.org
73
googleplus
50
googlers and culture
202
green
102
Latin America
18
maps and earth
194
mobile
125
online safety
19
open source
19
photos
39
policy and issues
139
politics
71
privacy
66
recruiting and hiring
32
scholarships
31
search
505
search quality
24
search trends
118
security
36
small business
31
user experience and usability
41
youtube and video
140
Archive
2016
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2015
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2014
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2013
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2012
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2011
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2010
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2009
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2008
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2007
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2006
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2005
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
2004
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Feed
Google
on
Follow @google
Follow
Give us feedback in our
Product Forums
.
Follow
