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Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 15:59:02 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 37 Message-ID: <v1irs6$o6dj$1@dont-email.me> References: <l9srkkFdjcuU1@mid.individual.net> <v1g81a$1nrc$2@dont-email.me> <la1nl5F40djU2@mid.individual.net> <v1hsks$h2gv$1@dont-email.me> <v1ilmv.9ek.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 17:59:02 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8766b39daa4d9c97357dc7dad40efac0"; logging-data="793011"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+WSYjtLL8T2uXQE5AUEZRhDTzkewGMg5g=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:2DhFq2h0X0/Xo8CaxWy3H2yZmk8= sha1:D5OkT4j43CZgn29rdX4ZoNiP48k= Bytes: 2590 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote: > Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote: >>> Chris wrote: >>> >>>> Andy Burns wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is apparently now acceptable >>>>> >>>>> <https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/updates-for-configuring-two-step-verification-for-your-google-account.html> >>>> >>>> How is this news? >>> >>> I only posted it because there are people who have complained it wasn't >>> possible to access gmail with oauth, or app specific passwords without >>> registering a verifiable phone number ... >> >> Using a third party app for reading gmail does require 2SV/MFA, but no idea >> why people felt that a phone number was needed. It is an option, but not >> the only one. > > As Andy indicated: If you want/need to use App Passwords. That > requires to switch on 2SV, but maybe you don't want to use SMS (hence > phone number) for 2SV and don't want to or can't use 'Google prompts' or > 'Security Key'. In that case, you were stuck, but now you can proceed > and for example select authenticator apps or even Backup Codes. That's what I'm saying. That isn't new. I've been using Authy for several years with gmail logins. I don't think I've ever used a mobile number for google. > Andy also mentioned needing 2SV/MFA for Gmail with oauth, but as I > have no experience with that, I won't comment on it. >