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Don't save your passwords and 2FA in the Google Cloud. Use a separate service like 1password or Bitwarden instead, which can sync 2FA across multiple devices. T
by solardev 2y ago
Don't save your passwords and 2FA in the Google Cloud. Use a separate service like 1password or Bitwarden instead, which can sync 2FA across multiple devices. That way you can always get back into your Google account if you lose a device (as long as you remember your master password to the other service). Unlike Google Authenticator, these services don't lose your 2FA if your device is lost.
Yes, you can log into multiple devices (Android or otherwise) with the same Google account. I usually stay logged in to Gmail/Chrome on my computers, iPad, Android phone, and gaming handheld (a Logitech GCloud running Android). If one of them gets stolen, the others are still logged in and you can use Find My Phone to remotely erase the stolen one and/or change your password.
You should also add a recovery email and phone to your Google account: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/183723?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/183723?hl=en&co=G...
Oh, and set a lock screen on all your devices with a good password, and have them automatically lock when you turn off the screen and/or in some reasonable timeframe (a few min) in case they get stolen. Make a habit of locking your screen any time you walk away and leave your device unattended.
Turn on full-disk encryption. (I think this is the default on newer Pixels).
With the above, if anyone does steal your device, erase it remotely and then sign in to your account again from the replacement device. You might get asked to confirm it from another device, or hopefully you have a 2FA code you can use that's in your password manager.
- 101008 2y agoThank you very much for your suggestion about using 1password or Bitwarden. I will try to move from Google to any of those two services for 2FA. I stay logged into Gmail/Chrome in all my devices, but from time to time (sometimes months?) I am asked to relogin. And I just panicked imagining that scenario (though, I remember, I am only asked for the password, not the 2FA code). Yes, I do have a lock screen almost all the time. I wasn't much worried about what the thief could do with my phone, but mostly what I couldn't do without it. Thank you again for taking the time to write this.