Google warns that “ defending against account takeovers” is getting harder, as hackers intensify their efforts to steal ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google won’t intentionally reveal the name or phone number associated with an account, but a series of vulnerabilities made it possible for attackers to get just that. The company’s account recovery ...

Google launched My Account, a centralized hub for managing your privacy settings, security safeguards, and advertising preferences across the search giant’s vast catalog of digital services, just ...

A security researcher has discovered a bug that could be exploited to reveal the private recovery phone number of almost any Google account without alerting its owner, potentially exposing users to ...

You can add multiple Google accounts on your Android device. However, it considers the first account you sign in with as the default and uses it to sign you in across various Google apps and services.

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...

In addition to safety features for Android’s Messages app, Google is introducing new Account recovery tools today, like establishing trusted contacts. The aim today is to “help eligible personal ...

Almost every Google app on my Android phone offers an easy way to switch accounts. I either swipe up/down across my profile pic on the top right or tap it to pick another account. This makes it easy ...

Go to Settings > Google. Enter your Google account's email address and tap Next. Go to Settings > Google. Tap the arrow ...