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> there have been times my phone was dead and I didnt have a backup plan.

This. Just recently this happened to me when I needed to get into my Gmail and I was shit out of luck. Didn't have my phone on me. The best Gmail would do was some sort of account reset that would take 2+ days (for good reason). I was entirely locked out, no solution short of returning home to get my phone.

Anyone recommend a solid backup plan?




In the Google case you can print a set of backup codes. See the security page under your account.




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