Diane, If you enable 2-step verification, it will apply to all computers and devices. Log into your Google account and go here to read more:
https://myaccount.google.com/?utm_source=OGB The conditions under which you need to login to your Google account are to use any Google services such as Gmail. My warning about making sure that you have setup your phone number and a valid alternate email address in your Google settings is because of the predicament that I've seen many people describe when they post to the official Gmail Help forum. For whatever reason, there are a lot of people who don't know their own password. Then they got a new phone or get logged out somehow and they can't get back in. And then when they try to recover their password, the code they need gets sent to a phone number or an email they no longer can access. Hence the warning to keep your recovery information current. Kenneth On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 6:02 PM Diane <[email protected]> wrote: > Just saw this after replying to your first answer. I assume this is not > saying I can't "bail out" of 2-step verification completely. > > > On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 4:58:16 PM UTC-7, justkenneth wrote: > >> Before you do anything though, make sure you have your correct phone >> number and alternate email address updated in your account settings. >> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 4:54 PM Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yes, you can turn off 2 step verification if you don't like it. >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015, 4:35 PM Diane <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> If anyone is using this, my question is can it be undone or cancelled if >>>> I decide to try it but then don't like it? While it's a Google feature, I >>>> am thinking about it only in terms of Gmail, where I presently rarely have >>>> to sign in. >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UXvxIahcX78/VabuJDlvgCI/AAAAAAAAA90/xPG0ElnXVBM/s1600/Google%2B2-Step%2BVerification.JPG> >>>> If this isn't the correct group for this inquiry, which one is? Thank >>>> you. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Gmail-Users" group. >>>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Kenneth >>> >>> >>> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Kenneth >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Regards, Kenneth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
