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4 Recommended Answers 251 Replies 864 Upvotes (AnBpL---MgHt) Google is verifying the phone# of this device as part of setup. Learn more: https://goo.gl/LHCS9W
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I have heard back from the team at Google, and per their estimation, this is working as intended. I have drafted a response as a summary for users who may find this thread while searching for their issues below.
If you have an outgoing text message on your device that reads as
(<12-digit alphanumeric text>) Google is re-verifying the phone# of this device. Learn more: https://goo.gl/LHCS9W
Please be aware of the following details:
- This is a real issue that many users are reporting.
- This is a genuine outgoing text message from Google.
- The shortened link redirects to this Google Android help page: https://support.google.com/android/answer/7521240?p=verify_number&visit_id=637121968410525769-748026962&rd=1.
- Google has been notified and has decided to not change the behavior of this verification process.
- For possible resolution, Open your phone's Settings app, then Google, then tap on Device phone number (you may need to explore under other options if you don’t see it at first. In one of my devices, it was under Data & messaging), then Manage how others connect with you to check if you are able to change this behavior.
- Be sure to submit in-product feedback using the Send feedback option in your Google app. The purpose of sending Feedback is to give the team a measure of the volume of users been affected by an issue or requesting a particular feature. The larger the volume of users asking for a feature or reporting a bug, the higher priority it assumes.
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A Note for everyone:
If you have an outgoing text message on your device that reads as
(<12-digit alphanumeric text>) Google is re-verifying the phone# of this device. Learn more: https://goo.gl/LHCS9W
Please be aware of the following details:
- This is a genuine outgoing text message from Google.
- The shortened link redirects to this Google Android help page: https://support.google.com/android/answer/7521240?p=verify_number&visit_id=637121968410525769-748026962&rd=1.
- You can stop this method of verification by visiting the https://myaccount.google.com/phone page, and following the steps included below.
The steps:
- Click on this link https://myaccount.google.com/phone
- In that page, click on the arrow as indicated in the screenshot below
- Once the section expands, turn of the toggle options for each of your devices.
I hope this helps.
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A fix for this is to go to https://myaccount.google.com/phone, Then you will see "Manage Auto Verification Process" and whatever devices you have connected, Make sure you uncheck on whatever devices you are using and it will not send texts to what I believe is a random number, Which was extremely alarming on my side as I've never ever seen this before.
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Trust me when I say that the number, even though it may appear as another random Indian number and not a shortcode you'd receive your regular verification codes from, is genuine. So, there is no cause of worry. The feedback that the users would be better assured should Google choose to use a shortcode name or a fixed number has already been passed onto Google for consideration.
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I never wanted any verification code at all, so why this verification in the first place?
This had happened to me in March on this device but with my other sim card, but the text was not sent as I didnt have enough credit on my phone.
This happened on this Monday too with the Sim card for which the question was posted again it failed to send due to above reason so I dint bother
But today it was successfully sent to the unknown number, what's happening I was even charged the SMS cost. Pls help
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The Help center article - Verify your Android phone's number describes this action. "For your security, we'll re-verify from time to time to make sure that your phone's number is still yours. When we re-verify, you might get text messages from Google or see outgoing texts to Google. The message could say something like, "Google is verifying the phone number of this device."" Under the section "Change how your phone's number gets verified" now lists how to address this issue. Please post here if performing the steps mentioned therein doesn't resolve your issue.
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"When we re-verify, you might get text messages from Google or see outgoing texts to Google."
That's the problem, the outgoing texts are not going to Google, it's going to some random Indian numbers starting +91xxxxxxxxxx. Google numbers never look like that, also that number is listed as spam/fraud at truecaller. That's what getting me worried, my email phone number being controlled by some potential scamster. Please help!
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Trust me when I say that the number, even though it may appear as another random Indian number and not a shortcode you'd receive your regular verification codes from, is genuine. So, there is no cause of worry. The feedback that the users would be better assured should Google choose to use a shortcode name or a fixed number has already been passed onto Google for consideration.
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https://support.google.com/mail/thread/6292047?hl=en&msgid=68387809. You may also click to read the referenced linked articles.
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