Wednesday 27 June 2018

How to Recover Forgotten Gmail Password

Gmail is a free, web-based email service provided by Google, which has tens of millions of users worldwide. Gmail was first launched in 2004 as an invitation only service, later becoming available for the general public in 2007. Initially Gmail provided storage capacity of one gigabyte, significantly increasing it to 15 gigabyte as of today, giving it an upper-hand over hotmail, yahoo and rediff mail. Google's mail servers repeatedly scan emails for a couple of purposes, inclusive of to clear out junk mail and malware , and to add context-sensitive ads juxtaposed etransmits. This advertising exercise has been objected by the users, as it pose a direct threat to the privacy. Though google  introduced strict privacy policies for users to enjoy hassle free service but an oversight by the user leads to hacking of the gmail account or loss of password.

How to recover Gmail password

The following steps
would guide you, how to recover gmail password when hacked or how to reset it.

Start your browser.

Go to the Google account’s login page and then click on “Need help?” link given there.

It will redirect you to
the Google Account’s Recovery page. Choose the “I don’t know my password”
option given on that page and enter the Google/Gmail ID for which you wish to
recover the password and click on “Continue” option.

After that you will see
a Captcha form, fill it in properly  and then
select “Continue” option. On the next page that comes up select the “I don’t
know” option.

Thereafter follow the on screen instructions that will come up. Be thorough and careful about the information that you fill in there.

If the information that you have provided matches with the information on the Google account history and storage then you should be able to reset your password successfully.

Set up a gmail recovery phone number or email address

To make sure you can get
back into your Google Account if you ever can’t sign in, add recovery
information.

How recovery info helps you

A gmail recovery phone
number or email address helps you reset your password if:

● You forget your
password

● Someone else is using
your account

● You’re locked out of
your account for another reason

Add or change a gmail recovery phone number

● Sign in to your
"Recovery phone" page in My Account.

● From here, you can:

● Add a recovery phone.

● Change your recovery
phone: Next to your number, select Edit Edit.

● Delete your recovery
phone: Next to your number, select Delete Delete.

Follow the instructions,
and you'll be able to add  recovery phone number for your gmail ID, also
known as the two way authentication.
Refer:- http://www.customerhelptech.com/gmail-password-recovery

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