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Just tested it. - Private Browser Window - Log in using backup code - can change auth app without another login.

• gravitronic 4y ago
  So weird, because I cannot! Maybe it's because I haven't used a 2FA code on this account in the past year? I typically stay logged out of my Google account and just have the email forwarded to another provider.
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  • random2021 4y ago
    I guess could be that. I too create a new chrome profile (and restarted my router) to get a different IP. (i.e) clean. - Does this mean you are able to access emails but not change 2FA? - If yes, do a take out ASAP. - May be the backup codes are incorrect? (Unless the machine learning folks on hn did some programming to prevent it!!!). For every one that complains about Google, I wonder how hn crowd pleasingly accepts pay check in the software industry.
    • gravitronic 4y ago
      The backup codes are what enabled me to log in, thankfully, so I know they work. Thanks for the takeout advice.. onto that now!
  • shadowgovt 4y ago
    > Maybe it's because I haven't used a 2FA code on this account in the past year? Oh dear. You're almost certainly off the critical path of integration and end-to-end testing and may have hit a legit bug.
  • ChrisArchitect 4y ago
    Errr... so now the story comes out that this is more of a weirder case than everyday use.