Verify it'southward you lot

To aid protect your business relationship, you lot may need to show it's yous when you sign in or attempt to consummate sensitive actions like:

  • View activity saved in your Google Account.
  • Alter your countersign.
  • View saved passwords.
  • Turn on 2-Step Verification.
  • Download your data.

For YouTube channel owners, you may be asked to verify it'due south you when yous perform sure actions within YouTube Studio.

Employ your phone or security primal

To prove it's you, have a telephone or security key bachelor that's been registered to your account for at least 7 days. You can utilise:

  • The phone with the recovery phone number for your account.
  • A telephone that's signed in to your Google Business relationship. Learn how to sign in on your phone.
  • A security primal that's been added to your Google Business relationship. This option is only bachelor if yous've turned on 2-Pace Verification.

Tip: If y'all accept a Google Account through work, you may exist asked to verify it's you with your corporate device.

If you're asked to verify it'southward you, follow the steps below. Have your telephone nearby, and if possible, make certain it's continued to the internet.

  1. On the "Verify it'due south you" screen, complete the task or select More than ways to verify. You'll take some or all of these options:
    • Go a prompt sent to your telephone.
    • Become a verification code by text.
    • Go a security code on your Android device.
    • Use your screen lock or fingerprint on your Android device.
    • Use a security central that'due south been added to your Google Business relationship.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions and employ your phone when prompted.

Why you might get this stride

This extra pace helps protect your business relationship. If someone finds out your username and password, this step helps stop them from taking sure sensitive deportment in your account.

Learn how to make your account more secure.

Set problems

Tin can't complete a sensitive activity

If y'all're signed in to your Google Account but can't verify it's you to complete an action, go to the relevant section below.

You can't apply your phone

Your Android device is offline

If your Android phone isn't continued to the net, y'all can still employ it to verify it's you.

  1. On the Google sign-in page, enter your username and password.
  2. If you go the "Verify it's you" screen, tap More ways to verify and then Get a security code on your Android phone.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Your phone isn't available

If you tin can't employ your phone or try again from another device you use oft, follow these steps.

You lot don't get a telephone prompt

If you don't get a prompt within a few minutes:

  1. Make certain your phone is connected to the cyberspace. To go prompts, you need Wi-Fi or mobile data turned on.
  2. Confirm that you're signed in to your account on your phone.
  3. Become to the sign-in screen and tap Resend.

If you nonetheless don't get a prompt, tap Try another style and select a different choice.

Y'all don't get a text

If yous don't get a text within a few minutes:

  1. Make certain the phone number y'all have is right.
  2. Make sure you have a strong network signal or that the phone is continued to Wi-Fi.
  3. Go to the sign-in screen and select Resend.
  4. If you still don't get a text, select More ways to verify and thenBecome a security code on your Android phone.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Learn more about how to get a security lawmaking on your Android device.

You don't get the option to verify it's you

To protect your account, y'all may be blocked from some sensitive actions when at least i of the following items hasn't been associated with your Google Account for at to the lowest degree 7 days:

  • Phone
  • Telephone number
  • Security key

Tin can't sign in to your Google Business relationship

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