{"id":1779,"date":"2022-04-12T07:19:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T07:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2022-04-12T07:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T07:19:25","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-google-backup-codes-and-how-to-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/what-you-need-to-know-about-google-backup-codes-and-how-to-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Google Backup Codes and How to Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/thmb\/32Z5FtYFd9A75IPNJEN70-OvKJY=\/1208x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()\/002-how-to-use-google-backup-codes-4172457-25ee564a16ab4955ac8c1474ea82fc7c.jpg\" alt=\"See the source image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Google account, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enter a code to complete the sign-in process. This code can be obtained via text message, voice call, the Google Authenticator app, or a physical security key.<\/p>\n<p>At times, you may be without your phone or a security key. In these instances, you can print a list of Google backup codes and store it in a secure location that only you have access to, and then sign in using your backup codes. We demonstrate how to do so on any device.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to Print or Download Google Backup Codes<\/li>\n<li>How to Access Your Account Using Backup Codes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Print or Download Google Backup Codes<\/h4>\n<p>After configuring your Google account for two-factor authentication, print or download a set of backup codes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to your Google account and navigate to the Security section.<\/li>\n<li>Select 2-Step Verification from the Signing in to Google menu.<\/li>\n<li>Log in and select Next.<\/li>\n<li>In the Backup codes section, scroll down and click Show Codes.<\/li>\n<li>Select Download to save the codes as a text file, or Print to print the codes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>How to Access Your Account Using Backup Codes<\/h4>\n<p>When you need to sign in to your Google account using a backup code, locate your list and follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to any Google service, such as Gmail, Google Drive, or YouTube.<\/li>\n<li>On the 2-Step Verification screen, scroll down and click Try another method.<\/li>\n<li>Select Enter one of your backup 8-digit codes.<\/li>\n<li>Enter a backup code and then click Next to proceed with the login process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Google account, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enter a code to complete the sign-in process. This code can be obtained via text message, voice call, the Google Authenticator app, or a physical security key. At times, you may be without your phone or a security key. In these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technical-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1780,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions\/1780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lite16.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}