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This post seems to have been flagged but I want to thank everyone for their suggestions and future measures. The plan for now is: 1. Retry again with email/pass
by taosx 2y ago
This post seems to have been flagged but I want to thank everyone for their suggestions and future measures. The plan for now is: 1. Retry again with email/pass in incognito in a 24 hour interval; 2. Try to get the same phone number from the telecom operators; 3. Make Subject Access Request (EU) to Google in hopes of at least getting my data back.
In order not to get caught up in the same thing again there are many good suggestions in the comments, all with some overhead/friction but 100% worth it if you ask me :D.
- taosx 2y agoUpdate: Recovery attempt via telecom operators failed - the number is stuck in limbo between two carriers. While this didn't work in my case, other European users may still recover their number by either: 1. Starting a new 2-year contract 2. Paying a one-time fee for a preferred number (~150 EUR in my case) Tip: Contact your local carrier to check if number recovery is possible, or if you can request a specific number for a new contract. Currently pursuing Plan B: Submitted a Data Access Request [1] to Google in hopes of getting my data back. [1]: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/sar https://support.google.com/policies/contact/sar
- taosx 2y agoFinally, Google gave me access to my account by allowing me to use the new phone number they asked me to provide and not the one from 2022, exactly 8 days after the incident.