Google Account tasks

Add a photo to personalise your account and manage your Contact info, Addresses and Password

Complete the step by step and make sure that ‘2-Step Verification’ is turned on and verification second steps are added. Have a trusted person’s phone set to verify you when you don’t have access to your phone. Have a second email address set as ‘Recovery’ email so if Google detects unusual activity, they will reach you on that

If the password has been given out by mistake, click on the ‘forgotten password’ link in the sign-in area and add a new password. Update the Tomtie Toolkit

works via Chrome and Android phone or iPhone/iPad. Go to Google Account ❯ Security ❯ Signing into other sites ❯ Password Manager. Chrome should be signed into with ‘sync on’ to have website passwords auto filled and added. Android phones with autofill set to Google will add new passwords securely to make signing into an app easier

Manage your payment info, transactions, recurring payments and reservations (e.g. Google One storage of 100GB for £15.99/year)

Go to Google Account ❯ ‘Data and privacy’ ❯ scroll down to ‘Data from apps and services you use’ ❯ ‘Apps and services’ ❯ ‘Content saved from Google services and see what is there

Plan what happens to your data if you can’t use your Google Account. Go to Google Account ❯ ‘Data and privacy’ then scroll down the page to ‘More options’ ❯ ‘Make a plan for your digital legacy’ and complete the options

Google Account ❯ ‘Data and privacy’ ❯ ‘Take Privacy Check-up’ a step by step review of key privacy settings

go to Google Account ❯ ‘Data and privacy’ ❯ scroll down to ‘Data from apps and services you use’ ❯ ‘Apps and services’ ❯ ‘Content saved from Google services’ ❯ Android Backups and click on device – see ‘find my phone’

Go to www.google.com/android/find and sign in