How to recover Gmail password

Forgot your Gmail password and can’t access your email account anymore? Well, it’s a really big problem, no doubt about it. Today it is essential to have an email address that is always working and not being able to access it, even for just one day, can mean a lot, both from a business point of view and for personal life.

Nonetheless, there is no need to despair. By implementing some procedures it is in fact possible to recover the Gmail password, or at least restore access to the account and obtain the “keys” of your e-mail box again (together with the rest of Google services, such as YouTube, Google Drive and so on) quite simply. Which procedures am I referring to? I’ll explain it to you right away.

Take a few minutes of free time and focus on reading this guide. By following the step-by-step instructions I am about to give you you will be able to find out how to recover Gmail password, if you had previously saved it on one of your devices, or how to replace it with a new one and access your account again thanks to the emergency functions made available by Google itself. Happy reading and good luck for everything!

Index

• How to recover Gmail password without changing it
  • How to recover Gmail password on PC
  • How to recover Gmail passwords from mobile
• How to recover forgotten Gmail password
  • How to recover forgotten Gmail password on PC
  • How to recover forgotten Gmail password from mobile

How to recover Gmail password without changing it

Let’s first see how to recover Gmail password without changing it . If you have stored your account password in the browser or on your mobile device, you may be able to retrieve it without changing it through the emergency procedure made available by Google. Here are all the details.

How to recover Gmail password on PC

Nowadays all the main browsers for surfing the Internet include a function to memorize the passwords used to access websites, social networks and online services of various types. As you may already know, I tend to advise against its use, as, although technically secure (the information is stored encrypted and synchronized online in a secure manner) these systems are quite simple to “attack” in case of physical access to the user’s machine. I recommend using a good external password manager instead.

That said, if in the past, by accessing Gmail or any Google service, you had used the function of saving passwords in the browser, you may be able to recover your credentials quite easily. How? Follow the instructions below, which shows how to recover Gmail passwords on PC from all major online browsers, and you will find out.

• Google Chrome– click on the icon (⋮) at the top right, click on the Settings item, select the You and Google tab(if necessary) and click on the Password Then search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar located at the top and, if the password of your Gmail account is actually saved, click on the eye icon and type in the password or PIN of the computer, to see it.
• Microsoft Edge– click on the icon (…) located at the top right, select the Settings itemin the opened menu and click on the Profiles Now, select the word Password , search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar and, if the result of your interest is present, click on the eye symboland provide the password or PIN of the computer in use to see the clear information.
• Mozilla Firefox– click on the symbol (≡) at the top right, select the item Credentials and password from the opened menu, search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar located at the top and see any result that has been found, placed in the sidebar. Next, click on the eye iconto view the Gmail password.
• Safari– open the Safari menu (top left), select the Preferences item from the latter and go to the Password tab . Next, write the password of your user account on macOS, enter on the keyboard and search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar at the top right of the box. Once this is done, all you have to do is click on the result of your interest to view your account password (if available).

How to recover Gmail passwords from mobile

Would you like to try to recover Gmail passwords from mobile? Well, then you can try to rely on the password storage services included in the Android and iOS browsers, which, just like those for PCs, allow you to store the passwords of the sites you access. Here is in detail how to proceed.

• On Android– the procedure is feasible only if the device is still logged in to the Google account. So open the Settings app , press the word Google (it should be at the bottom of the screen), press the Manage your Google account button and tap on the Security tab . Now, tap the word Password manager (at the bottom), At this point, you just have to search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar and, if available, tap the corresponding result. Finally, type in the device unlock PIN or scan thefingerprint or face (depending on the device in your possession and the security system activated) and tap on the eye icon , so as to see the stored password in clear text.
• On iOS / iPadOS– open the Settings app , select the Password item , authenticate via Face ID , Touch ID or Apple ID password and search for “google” or “gmail” in the search bar located at the top. Finally, press on the appropriate search result and that’s it.

How to recover forgotten Gmail password

If you have read up to this point of the guide, obviously you want to know how to recover Gmail password even at the cost of changing it, as you can no longer access your account and you have not been able to fix the situation by following the instructions you I gave earlier, right? So here’s how you can reset your account password through the emergency procedures made available by Google itself.

How to recover forgotten Gmail password on PC

To recover your forgotten Gmail password on your PC , the first move you need to make is to connect to the Gmail login page ; then click on the Go to your Account button , type the Gmail address whose password you have forgotten in the text field Email address or telephone number and press the Next button .

Now, since you can’t remember your password, click on the Forgot Password? , so as to view one of the recovery options among those available. If you have associated your Gmail address with a device in your possession, a notification will be sent to the latter: if you answer Yes on the device in question, you will already be in possession of your account and you can enter a new access key in the fields text Create password and Confirm and then click the Save password button to save it.

If the recovery method just mentioned is not available in your case, try what you are suggested to do. In some cases, for example, an SMS is sent to the mobile number connected to the Google account, which contains a verification code through which it is possible to identify and regain possession of the profile.

To recover Gmail passwords without a phone number , click instead on the item Try another method and see which solution, among those available, is more congenial to you (for example, entering one of the last passwords you remember or answering a question security ).

Ultimately, if none of the available methods will allow you to regain possession of the account, you will be asked to provide an alternative e-mail address , through which you will be contacted by Google to receive information on what to do.

How to recover forgotten Gmail password from mobile

Do you want to know how to recover forgotten Gmail password from mobile phone? Well, the procedure to follow is pretty much the same as I showed you in the previous chapter.

Again, first go to this page, press the Go to your Google Account button and, after writing the address you want to retrieve (in the text field Email address or phone number ), press the Next button.

Once this is done, click on the Forgot password? , so that you can see the recovery options available in your case. There are several: sending a code by SMS or by e-mail to a connected mobile number or an alternative e-mail address; recovery by entering one of the last passwords you remember and / or answering some security questions ; recovery via notification sent to a device linked to the account, etc.

If a recovery method is not suitable for you, press on the word Try Another , until you are offered an alternative one that suits you. Once you have identified your identity by following the instructions given to you based on the method chosen, fill in the text fields Create password and Confirm and then click on the Save password button.

If none of the methods proposed allows you to recover your account, you will be asked to provide an alternative email address through which you will receive specific instructions from Google on what to do.