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Turned on 2FA for my email and got locked out for 3 days
I finally decided to turn on two-factor authentication for my Gmail last week. Used the authenticator app option since everyone says that's the safest. Well I got a new phone 2 days later and completely forgot to transfer the accounts over. Had to jump through hoops with recovery codes I barely remembered I saved. What I learned was to write down the backup codes and stick them somewhere obvious first. Has anyone else been burned by switching phones right after enabling 2FA?
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