Forgot your Gmail password? Don’t worry! You can easily reset your password and recover your Gmail account.
how do i reset my gmail password?
These are the ways you can try. you don’t need to try them all; just scroll down until you find the way that works for you.
- enter the last correct password
- get a verification code with your phone number
- enter the time you created your gmail account
- get verification code by your recovery email
- answer security question
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way 1: enter the last correct password
Many of you may forget the new password that was recently reset, or you haven’t logged in your gmail account for a long time, but you can still try the last correct password for your gmail account. To do so, follow these steps:
1) Go to https://mail.google.com/ in your browser and enter your google email address with which you forgot the password.
or you can go directly to the gmail account recovery center, then enter your gmail address and click next.
2) Click Forgot password?
3) You’ll be prompted to the page shown as the screenshot below: Enter the last password you remember, then you should enter the last password you remember for this Gmail account, and click NEXT.
4) If what you entered is correct, you should be able to reset your new password. Then follow the instructions on screen to recover your Gmail account.
this is a pretty easy way to do it. if it’s not an option for you, try other ways.
way 2: get a verification code with your phone number
if you have enabled two-step authentication with a phone number, you can recover your gmail password by getting a verification code sent by google to verify that it is your account.
Note: You must have your phone handy or have access to the phone number to receive the verification code. If you lost that phone, you need to go to carrier first and get a new sim card for that phone number.
1) Go to https://mail.google.com/ in your browser and enter your google email address that you want to retrieve.
or you can go directly to the gmail account recovery center, then enter your gmail address and click next.
2) Click Forgot password?
3) Ignore the options that don’t work for you by clicking Try another way, until you see the page to Get a verification code with your phone number.
4) Enter your phone number, and click SEND.
5) You may have a few methods to receive the code from Google: Send text message or Get a call. Select the method you prefer. (Skip to next step if you don’t see the options.)
6) Enter the verification code you receive, and click Next.
7) Follow the on-screen instructions to reset your Gmail password.
way 3: enter the time you created your gmail account
If the above ways don’t work for you, don’t be mad. if you know the time you created your gmail account, you can try this way:
1) Go to https://mail.google.com/ in your browser and enter your google email address that you want to retrieve.
or you can go directly to the gmail account recovery center, then enter your gmail address and click next.
2) Click Forgot password?
3) Ignore the options that don’t work for you by clicking Try another way or I don’t have my phone, until you see the page: When did you create this Google Account?.
4) Enter the correct Month and Year when you created this Gmail account, and click NEXT..
5) You’ll be instructed to reset a password for your Gmail account. Follow the instructions by Google to reset your Gmail account password.
way 4: get a verification code in your recovery email
1) Go to https://mail.google.com/ in your browser and enter your google email address that you want to retrieve.
or you can go directly to the gmail account recovery center, then enter your gmail address and click next.
2) Click Forgot password?
3) Ignore the options that don’t work for you by clicking Try another way or I don’t have my phone, until you see the page: To get verification code by recovery email address.
4) Enter your Recovery email address and click SEND (You’ll get a hint for the recovery email by reading To get a verification code, first confirm the recovery email address you added to your account xxx…@xx.xxx).
5) Then you should receive a verification message in your recovery email inbox.
6) Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the verification steps and reset your gmail password.
If you no longer have access to that recovery email address, you can try your current email address to do this:
1) Still on the same page: To get the verification code by recovery email address, click try another way.
2) You’ll be prompted to Enter an email you can check now. Enter an email address you have access to and click NEXT.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions to reset the Gmail password.
path 5: answer the security question
Another way to reset your password is to answer the security question added to your account. To do so, follow the steps below:
1) Go to https://mail.google.com/ in your browser and enter your google email address that you want to retrieve.
or you can go directly to the gmail account recovery center, then enter your gmail address and click next.
2) Click Forgot password?
3) Ignore the options that don’t work for you by clicking Try another way or I don’t have my phone, until you go to where you can Answer the security question you added to your account.
4) Enter the answer to your security question.
5) Follow the on-screen wizard to reset a password.
sometimes you may be redirected to path 4 where you need to enter a recovery email address. this is somehow annoying. but imagine this: if someone knows the answer to your security question, then they can access your gmail account. this is horrible, isn’t it? so don’t blame google. Google has been strict about security and privacy, so you’ll need to verify ownership of this gmail account to sign in.
These are the solutions you can try to recover your gmail password if you have forgotten your gmail password. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions, and we’ll see what else we can do to help further.
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