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No that can't be true. I don't have a mobile phone currently and surely have sent more than 50 messages from a gmail address which has never been linked. And i'
by lilsunnybee 12y ago
No that can't be true. I don't have a mobile phone currently and surely have sent more than 50 messages from a gmail address which has never been linked. And i'm sure plenty of other users, especially children and teens, use gmail addresses without ever linking to a phone number for two-step verification as well.
- dm2 12y agoIt might not be a strict requirement, but if Google suspects something is up it will do extra verification. Using some privacy settings and VPNs will get you more Captchas on Google services also.