Overview

• Recovery Contacts lets users appoint trusted people who verify a code by phone to help restore access when other methods fail.
• Users can add up to 10 contacts, while child accounts are excluded and Workspace and Advanced Protection accounts cannot use the feature.
• Sign in with Mobile Number identifies the account on a new Android device and accepts the previous device’s lock‑screen passcode instead of a password, with a phased global rollout.
• Google Messages now issues default warnings on suspected spam and blocks link visits until a user marks the message as not spam.
• Key Verifier in Messages sets up end‑to‑end encryption via QR code on Android 10+ devices, and Google urges passkeys over SMS as analysts caution about social‑engineering risks.