Google is rolling out a new Recovery Contact feature designed to help you regain access to your Google account if you ever get locked out. Whether you’ve forgotten your password, lost your phone, or can’t access your passkey, this new option lets you ...

Google introduces new Gmail account recovery mode. Updated October 19 with a new lock screen recovery feature specifically for Android smartphone users, as well as a warning from Check Point Software security experts regarding the potential dangers of the ...

In addition to safety features for Android’s Messages app, Google is introducing new Account recovery tools today, like establishing trusted contacts. The aim today is to “help eligible personal account holders quickly and securely regain access with ...

Many of us have a lot of digital data locked away in our Google accounts: emails, photos, chats, documents, schedules, restaurant reviews. Losing access to that data is likely to be fairly high on the catastrophe scale. There are steps you can take before ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google confirms account hacking spike and issues guidance for ...