Inevitably, we will need someone to handle our affairs—and for most people, their email account serves as the linchpin for ...

Republished on January 10 following new headlines into a Google setting that must be changed to keep Gmail inboxes secure. You are not ready for the threat landscape in 2025. None of us are. This new ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. For a lot of us, Google plays an outsize role in digital life. Through its various apps and services, Google handles our online ...

Losing access to your Google account can have far-reaching consequences beyond the inability to send and receive emails. In short, it can be devastating, which is why preparing ahead of time will save ...

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 ...

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...

If passwords are the centerpiece of your online security strategy, you're not alone. According to a Google and Morning Consult survey, 60% of U.S. consumers say they use strong, unique passwords to ...

Take control of your privacy by updating these critical Google account settings: pause Web & App Activity, disable Search and Ad Personalization, pause Timeline, review and remove third-party app ...

Ah, Google. We couldn't live without its search engine, Gmail, and especially YouTube. Its services are practically ubiquitous, and the world would reel from the loss if it were to vanish tomorrow.

You can turn to trusted contacts to recover your Google account. You can also sign in to a new phone just by using your number. Google Messages will alert you to spam and keep your texts private.