Verify it'south you

To help protect your account, you may need to evidence it's you lot when you sign in or try to complete sensitive actions like:

  • View activity saved in your Google Business relationship.
  • Change your password.
  • View saved passwords.
  • Plough on two-Stride Verification.
  • Download your information.

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

Use your phone or security primal

To prove it's you, have a phone or security key available that'due south been registered to your account for at least 7 days. You can use:

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

Tip: If you accept a Google Account through work, you may be asked to verify information technology's you with your corporate device.

If yous're asked to verify information technology'due south you, follow the steps below. Have your telephone nearby, and if possible, make sure it'southward connected to the internet.

  1. On the "Verify it'due south you" screen, complete the task or select More than means to verify. You'll have some or all of these options:
    • Get a prompt sent to your phone.
    • Get a verification code by text.
    • Get a security code on your Android device.
    • Use your screen lock or fingerprint on your Android device.
    • Use a security key that'southward been added to your Google Account.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions and use your phone when prompted.

Why you might go this step

This actress pace helps protect your business relationship. If someone finds out your username and password, this footstep helps terminate them from taking certain sensitive actions in your business relationship.

Learn how to make your account more secure.

Fix problems

Can't consummate a sensitive action

If yous're signed in to your Google Business relationship but can't verify it's you to complete an action, become to the relevant section below.

You can't use your phone

Your Android device is offline

If your Android phone isn't connected to the internet, you can still use it to verify it's you.

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

Your phone isn't available

If you can't employ your phone or endeavor again from another device you use frequently, follow these steps.

You don't go a phone prompt

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

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

If you still don't get a prompt, tap Effort another mode and select a unlike choice.

You don't get a text

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

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

Learn more most how to get a security code on your Android device.

You lot don't go the selection to verify it's you

To protect your account, you may be blocked from some sensitive actions when at least one of the following items hasn't been associated with your Google Account for at least 7 days:

  • Telephone
  • Phone number
  • Security central

Tin't sign in to your Google Account

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