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According to https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1733224?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1733224?hl=en a mobile phone number is optional
by quicklime 9y ago
According to https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1733224?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1733224?hl=en a mobile phone number is optional when signing up for Gmail.
- paradite 9y agoYou are right. Many bad assumptions were made by me today.
- ppereira 9y agoYes, but they will link you to a mobile number and then require that you confirm your number on grounds that they cannot identify you from your login. Gmail did not have my number confirmed until I moved and they locked me out of my email, despite answering all security questions. Theory and practice can be very different.
- notyourwork 9y agoI'm not sure I agree with that answer. I just tried signing up to test this and after submitting was asked for a phone number to verify. The first form didn't require a phone but after that it redirected to a page with a link to https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/114129?hl=en&ctx=ch_UserSignUpIdvChallenge&p=mail https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/114129?hl=en&ctx=... that referencing GSuite verification.
- nwjtkjn 9y agoI feel like this is a very recent change; I've definitely created "burner" gmail accounts in the past and I don't remember providing my cell phone number.
- notyourwork 9y agoYep, same here. For me it had to be at least 5 years ago.