Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using backup codes

Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by gravitronic on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:25PM (#34442935)

So weird, because I cannot!

Maybe it's because I haven't used a 2FA code on this account in the past year? I typically stay logged out of my Google account and just have the email forwarded to another provider.

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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by random2021 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:31PM (#34443020)

I guess could be that.

I too create a new chrome profile (and restarted my router) to get a different IP. (i.e) clean.

- Does this mean you are able to access emails but not change 2FA?

- If yes, do a take out ASAP.

- May be the backup codes are incorrect?

(Unless the machine learning folks on hn did some programming to prevent it!!!). For every one that complains about Google, I wonder how hn crowd pleasingly accepts pay check in the software industry.

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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by gravitronic on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:34PM (#34443049)

The backup codes are what enabled me to log in, thankfully, so I know they work.

Thanks for the takeout advice.. onto that now!

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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by shadowgovt on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:09PM (#34444259)

> Maybe it's because I haven't used a 2FA code on this account in the past year?

Oh dear. You're almost certainly off the critical path of integration and end-to-end testing and may have hit a legit bug.

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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by ChrisArchitect on Thursday January 19, 2023 @03:35PM (#34445249)

Errr... so now the story comes out that this is more of a weirder case than everyday use.

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