Google Account can be created only after verifying your mobile number. Few months back google have added an option to add your mobile number with the profile information and that will help the account holders to receive their new password to their mobile phone. Even though gmail account got hacked, its now so easy to recover due to this implementation. So far its observed that this has been implemented only in india.
After several months of waiting time google made this profile data a mandatory and only people who can verify their account with mobile number are allowed to create new accounts.
You can choose the verification by receiving a text message – confirmation code or through voice call. Its completely an automated voice call that pronounces the verification code that you can enter in the next step.
Update:
Que: I’m getting the notification that I’ve created the maximum number of accounts. Now what?
If you see the error message, “This phone number has already created the maximum number of accounts,” you will have to use a different number to verify. In an effort to protect our users and combat abuse of our systems, we limit the number of accounts each phone number can create.
Google FAQ to help with your doubts about this feature.
Possible Problem can be : Delay in getting messages due to Career Providers or Google SMS Servers very often. So what do you feel about this new one ? Write it in the comment.
This is some thing as old as a year i believe robin…. Its really impressive that Google follows such a great practice nowadays. Really its a welcomed one and i will support this. I dont think there is such delay in this feature. I had created 3 Accounts in last 6 months and every time the SMS arrived in some 10 seconds. Its not a figure to be considered when we look at the security feature it allows. Another impressive thing is that Google had added this feature in password recovery option too. Google calender also using this SMS feature for a while.. π
*raj – FOSS & Google Worshiper…
Hi Raj. As i stated in the article the service was optional at first. But now its mandatory and you wont be able to complete the account creation without giving your real mobile number.
This ofcourse hits the privacy of the users in some case. π if you dont work with terrorist then it wont be a problem at all π just kidding…
what happens in case of two email id's and same mobile number for both the accounts …. does the system allow it ?
As per google policy it shouldnt allow the user to have multiple accounts as the storage gets affect. i have updated the post with an answer to your question on multiple account creation π
For just an account creation do we need to do these many processes???
Yes Dadha. This is just + one step to ensure solid security to our google account. The previous method of recovering involves sending an email to the google server with existing datas of your profile.
90% users wont get their email ids back due to mismatch of information as they forgot due to long time of account creation.
Its a good move, because we can recover our account incase hacking . thanks Robin for the info.
You are welcome @Anish.
For Security reasons it's good. But waiting for verification for opening google account is not a good idea.
Thanks for sharing this news.
You are welcome @Ruchi.
The beginner level of internet users will really feel tough time with this new addition.
Ofcourse this was an solid way to be more secure. Now a days every one are using gmail and hackers also targeting these service. Good move from Google.
yea, but it does not asks for mobile verification always … I’ve created few Gmail accounts without verification also.
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Oh you are becoming an hacker π just kidding.. its yet not made mandatory it seems. Even i heard people are able to by pass that particular step.
I tested personally and found that skipping the final step is not that much easy….
– Robin
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