How to Reset Password in Gmail Through a Text Message

Have you brushoff your Gmail password? Don’t worry you can recover it in many ways one of those ways is to reset password in Gmail through a text message. Using this method, you will receive an SMS on the mobile number that you have registered while creating the account. The SMS will have the verification code that you have to provide to the process of resetting the password in Gmail. This method also confirms that it is you who want to reset the password.

In this section, we will discuss the steps to recreate the password in Gmail through a text message.

Steps to Reset Password in Gmail Through Text Message:

Step 1: Open the Sign in Page of Gmail using the following URL  www.gmail.com.

Enter your email Id in the Email or phone text box and click on Next to proceed further.

 

Step 2: It will now ask you for the password of the corresponding account. As you don’t know or you have forgotten your password & you have to reset the password click on Forgot password?

Step 3: Google will now ask you the last password that you have used for this account. But, as we are trying to reset the password using the text message click on Try another way.

Step 4: To verify that the person trying to reset the password is you. It will send a verification code. To address the verification code, it presents two option Text & Call. In this section, we are trying to reset the Gmail password through text message so, we will click on the Text button.

Step 5: You will receive a verification code on your mobile that you have registered while making this Gmail account. You can see the last two digits of your registered mobile number on which the verification code has been sent.

Enter the verification code and click on Next.

Step 6: Now, reset the new password in Create password text box and confirm it again in Confirm text box.
Click the Next button to proceed.

Step 7: Now you are signed in with the new password that you have reset just now. You may see some security issues, analyse them and take appropriate actions. To proceed further click on Continue to Gmail.

So, these are the steps you should follow to reset password in Gmail through a text message. We can also reset the password in Gmail through an automated call.