Comment on How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic HackingparentComments−mike_esspe14yWhat if i lost my phone and didn't print backup codes? Will i lose my google account forever?−rsingel14yThere are other backup measures, including a trusted friend's phone as backup. But being totally locked out is a feature, not a bug.−nodata14yYes. The aim is that someone without authentication can't get into your account.−maxerickson14yIf you regain control of the phone number before someone finds the phone and uses it to seize control of the Google account, you wouldn't lose anything more than the phone.
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What if i lost my phone and didn't print backup codes? Will i lose my google account forever?
There are other backup measures, including a trusted friend's phone as backup. But being totally locked out is a feature, not a bug.
Yes. The aim is that someone without authentication can't get into your account.
If you regain control of the phone number before someone finds the phone and uses it to seize control of the Google account, you wouldn't lose anything more than the phone.