Our mobile devices with Android operating system are related to the Google account we have, that is why we need to protect it so that strangers do not enter it when we lose our phone or directly when they can crack our passwords.
While it is true that to enter our device we can do it through the identification of a fingerprint, a face unlock or a screen unlock through keys, it will always be necessary to protect our account from Google separately.
Next, we will talk about the methods that exist to perform a double confirmation to enter our Google account, activating through our Android phone.
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Why enable two-factor verification on Android devices? Benefits
As the interaction with our mobile device grows we keep in the same valuable information that serves us, not only for our personal life but also for our work or study.
According to this, it is necessary to protect that information from intruders or hackers. This usually happens when we lose our phone or directly when they intercept our private accounts.
For this reason, it is necessary to create a security system in which through two parameters we increase our level of privacy. One of those parameters is going to be our key and the other one we can choose between different starting methods.
When we set the start in two steps we get the following benefits:
- If we lose our phone, we can obtain a backup copy of it , so the most valuable information we have will be protected and we will be able to access it again.
- By increasing our security level we are forcing the hacker to have, in addition to decrypting our password , our mobile device in his hands.
- When we enter from other computers to our accounts , applications will ask us to enter the password, so we will have precise control of access to our private accounts.
- Another issue in which we have control The situation is when we do not deliver our mobile device to any person . That is, whenever our phone is with us it will be very difficult to access our accounts.
- If we forget the access password, we can easily retrieve it according to the method we have chosen for that purpose.
What login methods with double confirmation can you activate on your phone Android?
There are different methods that we can use or choose to start our session as double confirmation.
We detail each of them below:
Google messages
When we verify that our phone is compatible , we can activate the Google messages option with which we will receive, every time we enter a different device, a message alerting us to the start of that session.
It gives us the ability to lock that device and change the account password. In extreme cases it also allows us to block our Google account.
Security key
This mechanism works on our Android device to protect those applications or information that we consider important. To access it we will have to write a code or a message.
We simply have to connect the security key to our computer through different channels, such as Bluetooh.
Receiving codes by call or text message
It is the most chosen by the users, with this system we will receive every time we need to verify access as a second parameter, a six-digit code that will reach the mobile through an SMS or a call according to the configuration that we use.
Security codes
If we cannot receive the codes from the previous point or through the Google Authenticator tool , we can use security codes that will become inactive as we use it .
We can choose a set of 10 codes. When we start using this group it will be inactive when we start using the next one. The recommendation we make is that these codes have to be stored in safe places and different from our devices.
Google Authenticator application
With this tool, Google offers us the possibility of configuring an alternative step for two-step verification. All we need is to have a relatively new Android and have the two-step verification option enabled.
Alternative phone
This second security layer increase parameter refers to the registration of a telephone number that is not ours, which will receive a text message in which it will alert us of the login.
It is also useful for when we have problems accessing the session, where Google will send us a six-digit code also via SMS.
Steps to activate two-step authentication on your Android
The steps we will name below are those necessary to enable authentication on our Android device:
- We go to “Settings” of the device.
- We choose the option “Google account”.
- Select clearlySecurity.d.
- Go to “How to access Google”.
- Select ” Verification in two steps. ”
- We click on each Start_d.
- Select “ Choose another option ”.
When we have to choose another option we will look for the following alternatives that we detail below:
Google messages
We will follow these steps:
- We enter the Google account.
- We choose legallySecurity.d.
- We look for the “Google access” option .
- We click on “Verification in two steps”.
- Select “Add Google Message”.
- We choose “Recommended device”.
- We select usernameSí†.
- We press “Ready”.
Security key
We verify that our device can add this tool , for this we perform the steps of the Google Message point .
When we have completed all the configuration steps, “Login with code or message” will appear in this case our device does not support the key.
Once we know that our device is compatible we can do it through Bluetooth.
To configure this tool as a second step to increase the security layer, we will perform these steps:
- We activate Bluetooth.
- We connect the keys to the computer.
- We choose “Add the keys to the account”.
- We pair our device.
Another way to get this security key tool is through near field communication or NFC
- We open the Google application on our mobile device.
- We are logged in.
- The device will immediately detect that an existing key exists.
Through the USB port connection, we will have to follow this guide:
- We initiate Google actions.
- We connect the keys to a cable with the USB port.
- When the Google Play Services message appears.
- We choose legallyAccept.
Security codes
To use this tool we will follow the following steps:
- We enter the Google account.
- We are logged in.
- We choose our device in the list.
- Select “Try now. ”
- We click on clearlyAccept.
Backup code
We can configure this way:
- We go to and select definedConfiguration•.
- We choose >GoGo to Google.
- “Google account”.
- Select the option securitySecurity.
- Two step verification.
- We look for the “Backup codes” option.
- Select “Configure” , some devices include “Show codes”.
Google Authenticator
We can use this Google app with which we will use it as a second parameter to increase our security layer. To do this, we have to install the application and follow the configuration steps.
Alternative phone
When we need to use this type of parameter we will perform the following guide:
- We enter the Google service.
- We are logged in.
- We click on “Try to access otherwise”.
- Select “Get verification code”.
How to access my account if I cannot use double verification?
When we cannot access Google we begin to lose the benefits of all in the tools associated with Google , from YouTube to our email. That is why it is necessary to have permanent access to our account in order to take full advantage of the benefits offered by this platform.
When we cannot access our Google account we have methods that will allow us to recover access to it , thanks to which you can contact us when any activity that may be suspicious is detected or also when we cannot enter.
The three methods that exist to enter are:
- Verification phone.
- Alternative mail that allows us to perform this recovery.
- Security questions.
There is another alternative when we have directly forgotten our email or password. In order to recover this data, we will perform these steps:
- Option “Have you forgotten your email?” : With this link once we are at the Google login, we click on it, in which we will have to Enter a phone number or email address that we use for recovery.
- Alternative “Forgot your password?” : When we are in the login panel we click on the option we mentioned and choose Try differently. Google SMS message to enter the code and to recover the password.
- Enter Google Account Help.