Let me explain what happens when you buy a new smartphone (or use a new, cookie-less, browser profile) and connect it to Google because your old phone doesn't work anymore:
- Google detects the new phone as a suspicious device and locks your account until you can authenticate using your old phone.
- You can't authenticate using your old phone because it doesn't work anymore.
- You lose all your Google-connected data.
You don't need a house fire to fall victim to Google; merely dropping your phone will be more than enough.
- Google detects the new phone as a suspicious device and locks your account until you can authenticate using your old phone.
- You can't authenticate using your old phone because it doesn't work anymore.
- You lose all your Google-connected data.
You don't need a house fire to fall victim to Google; merely dropping your phone will be more than enough.