You can turn to trusted contacts to recover your Google account. You can also sign in to a new phone just by using your number. Google Messages will alert you to spam and keep your texts private.

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Many apps and websites let you sign in with your Google account instead of creating a new account for that service. It's a handy feature to take advantage of, as it can reduce the number of accounts ...