Google is making account recovery easier with new features to help users get back in through a trusted contact or their phone ...

Google's Recovery Contacts feature allows friends and family to serve as recovery emails for your Google accounts, in case you don't have your own way to get back into your Gmail.

Recovery Contacts, which lets a trusted friend verify your identity for you, is just one of Google's new security features.

Getting locked out of your Google Account is a unique kind of digital nightmare, especially when your recovery method is tied ...