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Run Google's Security Checkup
10 min · essential
Why this matters. Your Google Account holds Gmail, Photos, Drive and often your Android phone's backups. Security Checkup walks through everything that matters: recent security events, signed-in devices, recovery options and 2-Step Verification, with a green check when each part is fine.
1
Open Security Checkup
Go to myaccount.google.com/security-checkup and follow each item until they're all green.
myaccount.google.com › Security Checkup
Your devices
Recent security activity
2-Step Verification
Fix anything not green
Recovery options
2
Add a passkey
On the Security page, under How you sign in to Google, add a passkey so you can sign in with your phone's fingerprint or face instead of a password.
Check your understanding
How often is it worth running Security Checkup?
A couple of times a year, and any time you get a new phone or suspect a problem.
Want a checklist that tracks this for your whole family? Sign in to HomeOS.
Checked against:
Google: Security Checkup · Google: Turn on 2-Step Verification
· last reviewed 2026-09