Use your phone's congenital-in security cardinal

You can set up your phone's built-in security central to safely sign in on devices running current versions of Chrome Bone, iOS, macOS, and Windows. This helps protect your business relationship from hackers, even if they've stolen info like your password.

When there's an try to sign in to your business relationship, Google tin can check whether there's a Bluetooth indicate between that device and your phone's congenital-in security central. This Bluetooth check assures Google that you lot and your telephone are physically present and that the sign-in attempt isn't coming from someone else in a different location.

Set your telephone's born security key

To ready your built-in security primal, you need an Android phone running Android vii.0+. Acquire how to check and update your Android version.

If your phone is eligible, Google volition automatically utilize your telephone's built-in security key for additional protection when y'all sign in to new devices.

Important: You can simply accept ane congenital-in security key on your business relationship. If you have more than 1 eligible phone, you'll demand to choose i. You lot tin can switch to a unlike eligible phone at whatever time.

  1. Turn on 2-Footstep Verification and choose a second verification step.
    • If you already use two-Footstep Verification, get to the next step.
  2. On your Android phone, go to myaccount.google.com/security.
  3. Under "Signing in to Google," select 2-Step Verification. You might need to sign in.
  4. Coil to "Set upwards culling 2d step" and tap Add security key.
  5. Select your Android telephone and then Add. You lot should see a confirmation that your phone was added as a security key.

Utilise your phone's built-in cardinal to sign in to new devices

  1. Make sure Bluetooth is turned on for both devices.
  2. Sign in on the new device:
    • On a computer or Chromebook, sign in to your Google Account using a supported browser, like Chrome.
    • On an iPhone or iPad, sign in to your Google Account using the Smart Lock app.
  3. Check your Android phone for a notification.
  4. Double-tap the "Are you trying to sign in?" notification.
  5. Follow the instructions to confirm information technology'due south you lot signing in.

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Ready bug

If y'all're having problem using your phone's built-in security primal, try the tips below.

Bring your devices closer together

For your Android phone's built-in security key to work, it needs to be close to the device y'all're trying to sign in on. Try putting your Android phone and the device you're trying to sign in on next.

Plow on Bluetooth on both devices

To avoid repeated errors when setting up your Android phone's built-in security fundamental, make sure Bluetooth is turned on in the settings for:

  • Your Android phone
  • The device you're trying to sign in on

Plough on Location Services on your Android phone

For Bluetooth to work properly, turn on location settings for your Android telephone. Afterward you sign in, y'all tin plow off location settings.

Check the device requirements

To sign in on a figurer using your Android telephone'due south born security key, you need:

  • An Android telephone running Android 7.0 or up. Learn how to check and update your Android version.
  • A computer that has:
    • Bluetooth
    • The latest version of a compatible browser, like Chrome
    • The latest version of a compatible operating organisation like Chrome Os, Mac Os, or Windows

To sign in on an iPhone or iPad using your Android phone's congenital-in security key, you need:

  • An Android phone running Android 7.0 or up. Learn how to check and update your Android version.
  • An iPhone or iPad that has:
    • iOS version 10.0 or upward
    • Bluetooth
    • The latest version of Smart Lock app installed

Y'all receive a prompt simply weren't trying to sign in

Why does my Windows 10 device say Bluetooth is not turned on?

When yous effort to sign in with your phone's congenital-in security key, you may receive the message "Turn on Bluetooth to allow pairing." The notification may display even if you lot turned on Bluetooth on both your phone and Windows ten device.

To permit your telephone's built-in security primal to connect to your Windows ten device:

  1. Open up Windows 10: Settingsand thenPrivacy and thenRadios.
  2. Under "Allow apps to control device radios", turn on.

Sign in without a security key

Important: This is non applicable if you are enrolled in Advanced Protection.

  1. Sign in to your Google Account with your username and password.
  2. Select Cancel and then Attempt another way.
  3. Cull the verification method yous'll use to sign in.
  4. To finish signing in, follow the instructions on your screen.

Get even stronger protection

For anyone at higher run a risk of targeted attacks, such every bit Information technology admins, business organisation leaders, journalists, or political campaign teams, we recommend you enroll in Advanced Protection. This program provides the highest level of protection for your Google Business relationship at no accuse.

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