Recover Your Google Account Password via Text Message

With a single Google Account you can use all the Google services including the important ones like Gmail, Google Adsense or AdWords, Googe Docs, etc. So you can imagine what will happen if you happen to forget the password or the associated email address or worse loosing your account by a successful hacking attempt. The common security options to avoid this scenario are a secondary email and a security question that can be used to recover a Google account. But now Google users are having another secure option to recover their password. Google recently added the ability to recover your password via text message.

To turn this on for your account, just sign in, select ‘Change Password Recovery Options,’ enter your cell phone number and click ‘Save.’

Next time you forget your password, enter your user name on the password-assistance page, and Google will text you a recovery code. No need to check another email account or even leave the page.

In general, it’s a good idea to add as many password recovery options to your Google Account as possible, like a secondary email address and security question. And don’t forget to keep them up-to-date. [ From the Official Gmail Blog]

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