Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to help me

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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