

Important: Not all of these options will be available to you in all situations (and there may even be others). Of course, if you’ve lost your phone or have changed numbers without updating the information in your account, that’s not going to work.įortunately, Google offers many additional ways to confirm your identity. Normally, that means adding your phone number and keeping that number up to date. Google is going to want something that’s been set up, signed in, or configured before this situation arises.


Use a one-time security code provided by another signed-in device.Use a hardware security key that you set up as part of two-factor authentication.
