As of November 2021, Google is rolling out more two-step verification for an estimated 150 million accounts that don’t have two-step verification enabled, but have access recovery options already populated in the account information. About an email from Google circulating since this monthWe have the necessary questions. You haven’t turned on two-step verification yet? Hence this change has some consequences for the way you use services like Gmail and YouTube going forward. What do you need to know?
The Google brand covers many services, some of which are very popular and used by a large number of people. On the other hand, others have a more specific target group.
As far as popular services are concerned, think of the search engine itself, but also services like Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and the Google Play Store. More specific – and perhaps less well-known or famous – are services like Google Analytics, Google News, Google+, and Google My Business, to name a few.
There’s a good chance you’ll be using at least one of these services, in which case you likely have a Google account, because with that account you can then access the Google services that you actually have to sign in to use a Google account to use a particular service. In other words: you don’t often sign into Gmail as a separate entity, but you sign in to Google and can then proceed to your Gmail account.
Changing to two-step verification has to do with how you can make your Google account more secure. And since this is particularly relevant for things like Gmail and YouTube, we’ll limit ourselves to this: to use the Google search engine or to search by via Google Maps, you don’t need a Google account.
What exactly is two-step verification?
You can think of two-step verification as an extra layer of security which means that sometimes you have to take extra steps to access certain accounts. In fact, it is an additional check that is applied to verify that you are the person really authorized to access the account.
In concrete terms: If you want to sign in to Gmail, for users who don’t have two-step verification enabled, set Username (Which E-mail address) and the password. Do you have both? Then you can just log in, and in principle you do not have to worry.
However, there is a “but”. If your password ends up on the street after a data breach (after all, many people use the same password in several places), then in theory malicious third parties with this information could also look at your mailbox, You obviously don’t want that.
Helpful to know, by the way: how strict two-step verification differs. For security reasons, this is arranged in a certain way for certain applications all The login attempt must be confirmed separately, in the case of Google it is enough for each device once Confirm the login attempt.
You will only receive repeat requests from Google if you unknown device or a The new IP address Log in or if you delete all of your cookies.
How do you enable recovery options for a Google account?
Before we go any further, it is useful first of all to do an additional procedure related to mapping a file Herstelmogeljeddeen If you lose all access to your Google Account. in your google account You have to do it in the tab protection Go to optionWays we can verify your identityto browse.
There you can then Recovery phone number and herstelmailadres Give up, if you haven’t already. This way, you can still regain access to your Google account via an alternate phone number or email address if you lose access for any reason.
The instructions otherwise are pretty self-explanatory and the screen where you want it to look like this:
Refund phone number or provide a refund address
How do you enable two-step verification for a Google account?
Then we move on to two-step verification. There are no mailbox snoopers, so two-step verification can offer a solution for such purposes, and that’s what Google provides Next page with information About setting online. Google also provides the following step-by-step plan for two-step verification:
- Open you google account;
- In the navigation pane, click Yes protection;
- select under Sign in to Google Option 2-Step Verification and then for work;
- Follow the steps on the screen
Do you want a result for Previously discussed email from Google Take action and enable two-step verification? Then you have to keep your phone handy and follow a number of steps, Google says: “After you enable two-step verification, you must verify your identity with a second step when you sign in. To protect your account, Google asks you to take a specific second step.”
The concrete steps are as follows:
- go to the 2-Step Verification continue;
- Choose option for work;
- I give you password click and follow
- I give you Telephone number Choose if you want to receive a confirmation code via email short message for every a call would like to have it;
- or not Confirm the code in a. I notice: By SMS you will receive a code consisting of g-[XXXXXX], where in place of crosses a combination of six The numbers appear. Should lonliness Enter the six numbers, the piece”g-can you skip;
- Turn on two-step verification
And as things get a lot clearer based on the pictures, we show below how it works in each step below.
How does login work after enabling two-step verification?
You can choose to check each new or unknown login attempt via a file A voice message or a short message, somewhat in line with what you had to do in the steps above. But there is an easier way. For example, Google recommends using a so-called “urge‘ in a.
A prompt is like a push notification and is probably the fastest and most effective way for most users to confirm or decline a login attempt from a new device. Google mentions the following about this:
Information from Google about how Google Claims works
We recommend that you sign in with Google prompts. Clicking on a claim is easier than entering the verification code. Routers can also protect against SIM swaps and other phone number-based hacks.
Google Claims are push notifications you receive at:
Depending on the device and location information in the notification, you can:
- tap on And To allow the login attempt if your attempt.
- tap on the new To prevent a login attempt if it was not your attempt.
If you have two-step verification enabled and you try to sign in to Google via your browser, you’ll first get a message on your screen after entering your password that you must confirm your phone’s sign-in attempt. This so-called “claim” appears on your phone screen and you can then sort it out in no time at all.
Of course we can also show that, because this process works as follows.
Are there any other ways to confirm a login attempt via 2-step verification?
Yes there is. Except for urgent And the option where you can receive confirmation after receiving a file short message if it A voice message, there are the following options.
You can also access all of these options through a file google account, where you can then select the tab protection Then continue in the dropdown menu under the option 2-Step VerificationAs was the case above.
- Backup Codes. You can generate these codes once and store them in physical form (hard copy), eg in a safe but accessible place;
- from Google AuthenticatorApplication. This app works even if you’re not Internet connection It can provide a solution in this case. Available for Android and iPhone (iOS);
- adding backup phone (You must lose your own copy);
- that safety key, according to Google “It’s an authentication method that lets you log in securely. It can be built into your phone, use Bluetooth, or plug directly into your computer’s USB port”
These steps are quite self-explanatory if you want to enable these options: just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be fine.
