> Why do you need more than a single phone plus a hardcopy of your Google recovery codes
Because, as I can tell from a similar experience to GP's, they also won't save you if the authentication infrastructure decides you're not who you say you are.
Because, as I can tell from a similar experience to GP's, they also won't save you if the authentication infrastructure decides you're not who you say you are.
- I have my recovery codes
- I have access to my recovery email address
- I have access to a TOTP token
I would hope this is sufficient to persuade Google's authentication infrastructure to let me in.