Setup Google Authenticator
Edited by Djinu, Alexander Avdeev, Eng, JessicaLyn and 1 other
You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we are going to show you how to set up the Google Authenticator application.
Steps
- 1We tap on "App Store".First of all, let's download the application on the iPhone.
- 2We type "Google authenticator app" in the search box.
- 3We tap "Search".
- 4In this video, the application has been downloaded once before. It may show "GET" on our screen.Then, we tap on "GET" or the cloud icon near "Google Authenticator".
- 5Once the program has been downloaded, we go back to the home screen.
- 6It will be launched. It will say, "With 2-step verification, whenever you sign in to your Google Account you will need your password and a code that this app will generate."We tap on the "Authenticator" application.
- 7Two options will be shown: "Scan barcode" and "Manual entry". We'll choose to scan a barcode.We tap on "BEGIN SETUP".
- 8
- 9We click "Signing in to Google".
- 10Currently, the messages are sent via "Text message".We click "2-Step Verification".
- 11We are going to click "Switch to app".
- 12In this video, we click "iPhone".We click our phone type.
- 13We will be given the barcode.We click "Continue".
- 14The application will say, ""Authenticator" Would Like to Access the Camera".Now on the phone, we tap "Scan barcode".
- 15We tap "OK".
- 16We move the camera of the phone over to the barcode.
- 17We type it in the "Code" input box of the web browser. In this video, "958616" is typed.We use the code that is listed on the phone.
- 18The web browser will read, "Google Authenticator setup successful. Your Google Authenticator app has been successfully configured."We click "Verify and Save".
- 19Now, whenever we sign into Google using an account that Google is not familiar with, we'll need to use randomly generated numbers from the Google Authenticator application.We click "OK".
- 20To demonstrate the authentication, we'll open up a private browser window where we are not signed into Google.
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- 22We enter our email address.
- 23We click "Next".
- 24We enter our password.
- 25It is 657888 in this video.We enter the six-digit code from the phone.
- 26We'll open our Gmail account that way.We click "Verify".
That was how to set up the Google two-step verification when using the Google Authenticator application on your smartphone. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thanks for watching VisiHow!
Video: Setup Google Authenticator
Questions and Answers
I can't access my Gmail account and have 2 step verification on it and have tried everything to get back in?
Can you help, I have sent in recovery page and everything. I have tried: Everything. I think it was caused by: Can't access recovery options at all
Method 1.
- 1Open a Google service like https://gmail.google.com.
- 2Enter your user name and password.
- 3Select "Don't have your phone?"
- 4Select the option to send the code to your back-up phone.
- You can also use the "I cannot access any of my phones" option if you cannot access your back-up phone.
Method 2.
- 1Log onto your Google Account from a PC that had access to it.
- 2You can do that by going to "My Account", "Signing in & security" and "2-Step Verification". Turn it off with "Turn off 2-Step Verification".Remove 2-step verification.
Method 3.
- 1Open a Google service like https://gmail.google.com.
- 2Enter your user name and password.
- 3On the verification page, click "Problems receiving your code?"
- 4Click "I need Google's help getting back into my account".
- 5This will show that you are the owner of the account.Fill out the recovery form.
If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
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Categories : Google
Recent edits by: JessicaLyn, Eng, Alexander Avdeev
