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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by hnarn on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:03AM (#32863841)
My mom has two numbers for 2FA SMS on Google, one is hers and one is mine. I’d highly recommend anyone in any situation that involves phone numbers for 2FA to never only use one. If that’s not feasible, use one of the other “phone independent” options (like recovery codes on paper).
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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by sumedh on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:08AM (#32863869)
How do you setup two numbers in 2fa?
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Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas... by tinaclaussen on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:34AM (#32864063)
Add it in https://myaccount.google.com/signinoptions/rescuephone
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