It includes items such as creating a strong password, setting your recovery options which we saw above , checking your account for unusual activity also above , and then looks at specific Gmail settings. It adds an extra step, but if someone steals your password, it's not enough to sign into your account. Step 7 Connect Other Social Accounts to Your Google Account Are you on Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn or other social media accounts? If you have already set up 2-Step Verification, you'll see your phone numbers here. Your online history can help make your search results more useful, but there are times you may want to browse in private. This article will help guide one through the process of recovering a lost Google Gmail account and, if needed, securing the account so that is it less likely to be compromised again.
If you've gained entry into Google+, one of the first things you should do is adjust your Google account settings. Or if you think Google is selling it to others, despite their claims. Further down the page, check Apps with access to your account—it's a review of the apps, websites, and devices connected via your Google account. Additionally, users of newer phones like the Galaxy S7 and Pixel will find the Verify apps toggle here, which will scan side-loaded apps for malware. The message attempts to be clear that the contact email was verified, but that ownership of the account has not been proven verified. Application-specific passwords are only enabled if you decided to to sign up for 2-step verification see below. But—as Google warns when you switch this off—toggling the setting could make Google services less personalized, and it will disable certain useful features within products like Maps and Google Assistant.
It's a good idea to set it up if you haven't already. Connected Devices Check You can now check all your connected devices. Depending on which services you use, it might be worth taking an occasional swing through the checkup to make sure your settings are still to your liking. You can also use Google Sign-in to log in to some apps and services instead of creating new accounts. I had a really long password of random strings that would be impossible to guess. Here, you can enter and confirm a new password, and Google will also evaluate the.
If options were configured but not kept up-to-date, they will be shown but may be useless for recovery. Samsung is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages, arising from or related to use or reliance of the content herein. Yahoo is part of Oath. Google is neither of those and can not advise you on any actions. Unfortunately, Google does not offer live support for the free Gmail product see:.
Also make sure you are checking the correct account, the one you verified with a code in the last step of the process. All the way at the bottom of the page there is an option to Download your data, where you can export and download an archive of data from the Google products you use. If you always accessed the account from a specific location home, work, etc then do recovery from that same physical location. There's even route info if you used Google Maps to get somewhere. In the Google Privacy section, you can sign into your Dashboard, which lets you manage the settings for all of your Google account products. Rather than visiting settings for every individual Google service—Gmail, Google Drive, Android phones, YouTube, and a hundred others—you change global settings here. When you start a hangout, you'll be prompted to check your microphone and speakers, and check your appearance.
There are two possible ways to update your password in Outlook. Next check all the following items and verify that they are set correctly. You need to buy one of the U2F, or universal second factor, devices separately. Outlook will save the password automatically. Plus, you can tailor the Google Services settings to match your preferences, especially for the privacy-conscious. You may use a gmail address, or you may have a domain hosted on Google Apps for Work. To check settings for your Gmail account, log into that account.
If your request is denied the only option is to repeat the process providing more answers to the questions, or more accurate answers than provided previously. One company that has an enormous amount of your data—from email and photos to videos and documents—is Google. Whatever your feelings about privacy, it behooves you to take a glance through the settings above. You may want to share your contacts with Twitter or LinkedIn, or give an app like Evernote access to files in Google Drive. But for people who want to keep their fondness for expensive shoes to themselves, Google does allow users to decouple their personal preferences from the ads they see online.
From the account page, click Get Started under Privacy Checkup. That means if you share a photo of yourself, a stalker type can't look at the metadata on the image and pinpoint your location. Oath will also provide you with personalised ads on partner products. When you use Google for your email—as well as for search, maps, and more—you have a number of security and privacy options you can set. You may know enough about the contents of the account to prove ownership, but no one at Google can verify that information. You can of course try again if you have additional or more accurate information to provide, but if you can't prove ownership of the account, it is lost. For privacy Google employees do not have access to user account contents.
That is your only option in this case. You're bound to find something Google's doing that doesn't sit right. Above your inbox, to the right, you'll see a gear icon. Or you could be more direct and just download them. Simply repeating the process with the same answers will not help. Proving who you are does not prove you own a specific account. If the account was used regularly on multiple devices, try the account recovery process from each of them.
The best way to secure a gmail account is to delete it. If you do have a pre-configured e-mail or phone number and select that option, you will be sent a six-digit code to enter. Or you can export that data directly to services including Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Box. But if you do happen to have one on the account you may have the chance to answer it. There are a couple of things to keep in mind. Most accounts are compromised by harvesting passwords other ways. Takeout Your Data Wondering exactly what Google has on you in all ways? Here, you can turn Smart Lock off so you're never asked if you want to store passwords.