Google is as concerned as us about our Google accounts. If Google notices that some mischievous activity is going on in our account, immediately it will send sms to our linked phone number and Gmail to our recovery Gmail account. So nowadays Gmail hacking is very rare phenomena.

But if your account is really hacked by someone then you follow the following steps to change password and get your account back.

If the worst had happened, the first thing you do is to go to account recovery page of Google, and go through the process of Gmail password recovery by answering all the questions. You should answer all the questions. And the more questions you answered correct, quicker you will get your account back.

You should use the same device for recovery process, which you used earlier to log in Gmail account. Because the device remembers you, and the process of recovery will be fast.

IP address is also matters while recovering Gmail account. So if you are doing the recovery process either from your home or office, it will be easy for Google to recognise you it will stimulate the process of recovery.

You should avoid typing mistakes when trying to log in or when answering the questions during recovery. Typos will prevent you from recovering the account. So double check all the spellings before submit.

After signing in you can go to security check up page of Google and do as instructed. You should add your phone number and recovery Gmail account.

After the recovery you should check the devices that are registered with your account. If you find any device which are not yours, then immediately remove that device from the list and change your password. And also check the security activity. If you find any suspicious activity in any apps, immediately change the password where ever you used Gmail account. By this you can avoid future hacking.

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