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A comment on Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to help me. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by halostatue on Monday December 12, 2022 @10:03PM (#33964195)
I have uninstalled Google applications from most of the mobile devices that I use for this exact reason.
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by saagarjha on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @02:07AM (#33965734)
Google will send you codes to devices that don’t even have the app installed. Ask me how I know.
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:55AM (#33967663)
Wait, what? How does that work?
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by saagarjha on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:20PM (#33979630)
It doesn't :P
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by alpentmil on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:20AM (#33966837)
use AndOTP with QR code from fdroid. Go to account settings in desktop browser and remove the phone as 2FA. It will not ask any code to device.
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by saagarjha on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:21PM (#33979634)
Google somehow seems to think I own this device despite it not being one of the devices on my account.
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by bryanmgreen on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:50AM (#33965648)
Same! It was such an aggravation
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