Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your account Google blocked them, but you should check what happened Check activity "So I click the Check activity link, I give it my password which it accepts and then it gives me the "Verify it's you This device isn't recognized For your security, Google wants to make sure it's really you How to create a Gmail account without verification There are a few ways you can create a Gmail account without phone verification One of the simplest ways to do this is through the Gmail app Why?I'll look into that Thank you for the suggestion It's not my preference, but I may not have many choices to do otherwise It's one more thing to go wrong, and a greater dependency on your phone I guess it depends on how much it matters if you can't access your account
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