
Suppose you can log in to your google account with your old password, you can change your Gmail password by requesting a link from google which would take like 6 to 12 hours.

There is an alternative to this which is not fast compared to when you have access to your Gmail phone number. This is because a verification code would be sent by Google to the phone number you registered your Gmail account with each time you try to change your password in order to confirm that you are the real owner of the account. Not having access to your Gmail phone number won’t permit you to have full control over your account.įor instance, one finds it difficult to change Gmail password instantly without having access to your Gmail phone number. People have different reasons they change Gmail phone number, one of the reasons is when they do not have access to an old number or line used to create a Gmail account. Check your ColorOS version in Settings > About Phone.



When you enable 2FA or 2SV, Google will offer you to save backup codes. I’ve listed all the things that you can use to log in to your Google account. However, you can avoid this problem in the future by implementing these fail safes. Hence all the steps and hoops but are for your own safety. And Google wants to make sure that someone is not trying to hack your account which happens all the time. Getting into your own Google account can be difficult without keys to the kingdom.
