


The next section may or may not take a while, depending on how many devices you have connected. RELATED: How to See Other Devices Logged in to Your Google Account

See What Other Devices Are Logged Into Your Account Again, if everything looks good, give the “Looks good’ button a click. I no longer have that tablet, so there’s no need for it to have permission. As you can see below, my specific event was the revoking of mail permission on my iPad. If something is listed here (as it is in my screenshot), you can find out what it is by clicking the down arrow next to the date and time. If there is something and you haven’t made any changes, definitely take a closer look-this could be indicative of some sort of suspicious activity on your account. Once you’ve confirmed that info, go ahead and click “Done.” This will bring you into the Recent Security Events menu-if you haven’t made any security-related changes lately, then the odds are you won’t have anything here. Also, you’ll get an email on your recovery account whenever your primary account is logged into a new location. Basically, if you get locked out of your Google account, you’ll want to make sure this stuff is correct.

The first option is very simple: confirm your recovery phone number and email address. When you click the “Security Checkup” option, you’ll be tossed into a multi-section form that will basically just ask you to review and confirm some information-this shouldn’t take that long, but you’ll definitely want to take your time and thoroughly review the information you find here. Google makes checking your account security very easy: just use the built-in Security Checkup tool on your account’s “ Sign in & security” page. Scary thought, right? Let’s talk about how to make sure your account is as secure as it can be. What if someone got access to your Google account? That would include bank statements in Gmail, personal files in Drive, stored pictures in Google Photos, chat logs from Hangouts, and a lot more. Now that you’re thinking about how much of your stuff is stored and saved by Google, think about how secure that account is. Think about it: if you use Gmail for email, Chrome for web browsing, and Android for your mobile OS, then you’re already using Google for almost everything you do. Out of all your online accounts, there’s a good chance that Google holds most of your information.
