How to activate and Set up Gmail’s Two-Step Verification on iPhone

When it comes to the information you want to protect, security of your email accounts may be the main concern where you cannot compromise. Although email is technically unencrypted medium, especially the Gmail email client, but still you can use various security techniques to stop malicious people from stealing your important information from your emails and enjoy a safe mailing experience on the Gmail account.

Strong passwords may be helpful, but out of all the techniques, 2-step verification for Gmail is the best and most desired method to make your email account secure. Before activating this popular method, firstly you should know that what two-step verification is. Hence, you can also contact the Google Gmail customer service to get the detailed information.

What is Two-Step Verification for Gmail?

Two-step verification is an extra security layer provided by the Google to secure your account from hackers. During authentication, it is necessary you provide the password and a passcode from your phone via text or voice.  Once you setup this security layer, it ensures that no one can directly access your Gmail account. If someone is known about your account credentials, there is no chance to access your account because Gmail will deliver a code to your phone for verification during login.

Activate Gmail’s Two-Step Verification on iPhone

To activate this popular method on your iPhone is quite simple. You just need to follow a few simple for enabling it, without making any additional efforts and requiring technical skills. Here’s how to do.

1. At first, log into your Gmail account, and then go to the setting page of two-step verification.
2. Here, click on the ‘Start Setup’ button.
3. Choose your country and enter the cell phone number where you want to get the verification code, and then select ‘Text or Voice call’ option to get the authentication code.
4. Receive code from Google and enter it in the box.
5. Read information about the two-step verification and agree with it, and then click the ‘Confirm’ button.

Gmail’s two-step verification will be enabled effectively. Now, you can use this six-digit code for the app that uses the web interface of Google to verify your account.

Setting up Gmail for iPhone with Two-Step Verification

Once the Gmail’s two-step verification has been enabled on your iPhone, you will promptly see that all email clients with iPhone, start showing you wrong password mistakes. No worry! It is meant that you have activated it successfully. Now, you need to create a different password to login your Gmail account on your iOS devices. Have a look at the steps:-

1. In the first step, you need to login to your email account.
2. It will directly lead to the screen that shows you about two-step verification and gives you further options. Select ‘Application specific passwords’ section and then click on the Manage application-specific password link showing in the bottom right corner.
3. Now, give a name to the password you are generating. It is necessary you provide a different name to each device. Click the ‘Generate Password’ button.
4. Subsequently, enter the resultant code in the Mail Settings on your iPhone. To do that, go to the ‘Settings>>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>>Accounts. Never enter any spaces.

If you want to access the Gmail account from iPad, Mac, and any other devices, repeat step 4. However, if you face any difficulties during the setting it up, call Gmail support phone number that is the best idea to get technical backing from the skilled expertise.