Questions tagged [google-account]
Google common user account needed to access services provided by Google.
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Disable Google 2FA when authenticator is lost [duplicate]
I have a Google account where I have set up 2 step verification, with a phone number and Google Authenticator.
However, recently, I have lost the TOTP details used for the "Google Authenticator&...
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Account issues with links to Google Workspace files in Gmail messages [closed]
We are on the non-profit version of Google workspace. I'm trying to solve an issue for my boss.
He's using the latest version of Chrome browser on the latest version of OSX on his Mac computer.
He's ...
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How to add Google Authenticator (TOTP) to a Google account? [duplicate]
I'd like to 2FA with Google Authenticator to my Google account using the account settings page, but when I want to add 2FA, Google only offers adding an U2F security token for 2FA but provides no TOTP ...
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Creating separate Google Drive account using alternate email of main Google account
(This question is related to Can't access Google Docs with different email?, which starts with the same difficulty. But that question does not address the workaround I present here, and thus does ...
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Use your Google Account to sign in to X
How do you prevent websites from issuing a prompt to "Use your Google Account to sign in to X"?
The instructions don't prevent the pop-up from appearing. My accounts have the option ...
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Why do Google results have a globe icon?
I am using Windows 11 and recently started to see a globe icon on Google results.
If I log out of my Google Account there are no globe icons,
But when I login again, the globe icons show up again..
I ...
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Can I download emails "with all labels" from my school account (gsuite) to my personal account?
School authorities are going to close my email account (School's gsuite) in 7 days. I am planning to download all my emails to my personal account. But I am facing some pop server-related errors. My ...
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How to use Google AccountChooser with prefilled Google Forms?
I'm trying to generate prefilled Goole Forms links, which are sent out to users. They should be able to easily log in with their Google Workspace account and fill the rest of the fields.
Step-by-step ...
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How to use HOTP 2-FA (e.g. Google Authenticator) for a Google account?
I recently created a secondary Google account and wish to enable Two Factor Authentication using standard HOTP, such as Google Authenticator.
However when I go to my account's security settings, 2-...
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Google 2FA Keeps Asking for Additional Steps - Any Fix?
I have a google account with app based 2fa setup
Sometimes when i sign in, it asks me to verify via SMS as well after verifying with the google authenticator code.
or it asks me to confirm the ...
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IP of the devices that logged into a Google account
My Google account is not signed up with gmail. I know that gmail lists the last IP's. If your account is something other than gmail, is there a way to see the last IP's of the devices that logged into ...
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Could a Google account be lost without the user deleting it?
I am the admin of several Google accounts through GSuite that uses a custom domain. I have disabled the account deletion feature for the Google accounts I manage. However, I am wondering if the ...
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cannot add 2-factor auth to google account [duplicate]
I have a google account, where supposedly I am super admin, but I can't seem to add 2-factor authentication. My phone number and backup email are attached to the account. But I would like to use an ...
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Family Link: Lock Screen Password
I volunteer in a project where we offer academic support to children with limited resources. I am in charge of the tablets we lend them during the lessons, and we use Family Link to control what kind ...
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How to remove the Google Calendar duplicate events?
I have been using Google Calendar for quite a while now. But now I am facing too many duplicate events in my calendar.
Here's what my setup is:
Account 1 - Individual google account is given by my ...
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Does a link shared via youtube application on android contain information about a Google account its been shared from
Can a link shared via in-built "share" feature of the official android YouTube application be traced back to a Google account (anything related: i.e username, e-mail address etc) user was ...
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How do I uninstall an app in my Google account?
I found an unwanted app in my Google Drive nine-dot-icon:
How do I remove it?
Thanks
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How to recover gmail account without password? [duplicate]
I've changed one of the gmail passwords of one of my accounts and since forgotten it. I have tried using an old password and Google says that I have changed it.
I have acess to gmail on my phone from ...
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Cannot change country in gmail
I want to change my country in gmail. I originally set up my gmail in Spain but moved back to the UK. It is showing both my gmail and play store as Spain.
I used the following advice:
https://support....
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Google Brand Account can't open sidebar app launcher
I made a Google Brand Account (for the purposes of moving an existing YouTube channel to that account). Whenever I log in to that account, the right-side navigation sidebar (which should pop up from ...
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How can Gmail be accessed from an email client WITHOUT using 2FA? [duplicate]
Preface: In asking this question, I am not soliciting for security advice. I don't want to hear that the thing that I should not do the thing that I seek to do.
Now that Google no longer allows "...
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Cannot login my Google account
I try to login my Google account. After inputting the account/password, Google said it has sent a verification code to recovery email. I then input the code. Google then ask for a mobile phone and I ...
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Why is Google not sending a 6 digit code to recovery email?
This happens in both two different scenarios:
Setting up a recovery email for my Google account. The Gmail I put in doesn't receive any email from Google. Not on spam either. The Send a new code. ...
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How do I get my husbands name and logo off my email account
when I go into my Google home account his logo of a wolf and his name appears above my email address, how do I change it to his email? Or Change the logo (picture) and put my name in.
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How do I find out if I made my Google account correctly?
When you sign up for a Google account it asks you whether the account is for yourself or your business and I can't remember what I used. How can I check whether my Google account is for business or ...
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Can't log in to Google on desktop, despite verified-as-correct email/password
I have a Windows 11 laptop with Firefox installed as my primary web browser, and Brave as backup. I logged into a company Google account on my Android 12 phone, adding it as a Google Account under the ...
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Migrate only some of the users from G Suite Legacy to Google Workspace
I have a G Suite Legacy Account that, as we all know, will soon be disabled and I have to migrate to Google Workspace.
However the account that administrates the Workspace doesn't need any of the ...
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How to share Google Account with limited access? [closed]
I'm thinking to share 1 Google Account for all my store keepers. But however how to limit their privilege for example only me can change the password?
Otherwise each one can edit password and make ...
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Will the shared sheets be removed if I my account is deleted in company's gsuite?
The company that I work on uses some neuralgic spreadsheets that I created and shared with my team. I am the owner of them.
If my account is deleted from company's owner (for various legitimate ...
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Can I change a Google account from "business" to "personal?"
The organization we work with implemented a weird rule that demanded that we change the name of our business. I hadn't setup a google account in a while, so I clicked the business account type during ...
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Do I have to create a new user in Google Workspace to create a shared inbox?
I have set up a Google Workspace with 3 users having a unique email.
I also want an email "info@domain.com" that goes into a separate inbox that we all can collaborate on.
Will I have to add ...
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Is OTP code 2-step verification no longer supported for Google account?
I tried to enable 2-step verification on a new Google account. I wanted to use OTP (e.g., Google Authenticator) as before, but I could not find such options. All I could find were
How do you want to ...
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A suspicious app was blocked from accessing your account - How to check IP or app name?
Last days Google is sending me a "A suspicious app was blocked from accessing your account".
I'm a developer and it can be one of my apps but I can't find a way to see what IP or App name is ...
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How can I access my Google account while overseas?
I received an email from Google today that says, starting 6 days from now, after I enter my password I'll need to complete a second step on my phone to log in.
The problem is that I'm overseas, so I ...
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Are dotted and non-dotted Gmail addresses always different?
I am receiving very often emails with a dot in the address, such as jon.doe@gmail.com, despite my actual username is without dot (jondoe).
According to Google, dots are irrelevant in Gmail addresses, ...
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That username is taken [closed]
When trying to log into my gmail account on my PC, I get the error message "That username is taken."
But I know as a fact, that the user name is the name I registered.
As a matter of fact on ...
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Ordering Google accounts
Recently I created some new Google accounts, which messed up my ordering (Ex: /u/3 > /u/7).
I was wondering if I could change this ordering in the URL, as /u/1 - /u/3 are all accounts that I rarely ...
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Retrieve a Google account's email address or other information from a profile photo
I recently saw some very strange behavior in drive, similar to what's outlined here, and the only information we have on the user is their profile photo and URL. In the activity pane, you can see that ...
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Cannot complete Google's "Verify your account" with SMS
I'm trying to verify my account as:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/114129?hl=en
Now, I can login to gmail and send and receive messages. However, I cannot update the verification phone ...
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Can't add alternate email in Gmail
I am trying to add an alternate email address to my Gmail account but I cannot because Google says it's already in use. I can't find where it's in use and have been researching this for days. Any ...
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How do I change attribute enclosed in parentheses in my Google Account?
How do I remove the name which has ()?
Please answer as soon as possible
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How do I get email from another account (sent through POP) deleted from that account when I delete it from my account that the POP send it too?
That was a little wordy, but basically what I meant is that I have POP enabled for my work account to see messages sent to my home account. Whenever I delete a message sent to the home account, from ...
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Where is the Apps Script located which Google Account is referring to?
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Under myaccount.google.com > security > Third party apps page, there are a few App Scripts apps listed, like so:
But there is no link or project ID or any way to actually reach or ...
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Change Country Name in google Account
I moved from Australia to Canada
and many applications I cannot find in Google Play due to my account's country is still Australia
I googled how to change my account to Canada I found a way to do that
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Is it impossible to access old Google accounts even with access to all credentials (no 2FA set up)?
I have two old Google/Gmail accounts which I haven’t used in a long time. I’ve been trying to log into them again on several occasions over the past few months (even using different browsers), without ...
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Can a script on Google Docs or Google Sheets really access all my Google Drive files?
I see this security risk listed in my google account security check-up:
"App details
Has access to:
See, edit, create and delete your spreadsheets in Google Drive
See, edit, create and delete ...
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Can't add child's account to YouTube channel
I have a YouTube channel under my (adult) account where my kid posts videos. I'd like to add him as a member of the channel, officially but when I try to add him, I get this message:
I tried setting ...
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This account is not eligible for Developer Profiles
When I go to https://developers.google.com/profile/u/me, I'm prompted to make a profile:
Then when I click the "Create a profile" button, I'm greeted with the message:
This account is not ...
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Google account recovery when hacker has added their phone
About 15 minutes ago someone managed to log in to my gmail account, and then added their phone number. I tried to follow the suggested steps but the problem is when it gets to the recovery part google ...
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How to set your YouTube name to nothing?
So there's this YouTuber with the username of literally nothing. However, when I try to set my username to " " (just a space), Google doesn't like that. When I just don't put a username, ...
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