Google is linking your phone number to accounts you wanted to keep separate
Google is linking your phone number to accounts you wanted to keep separate <article> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-know">What you need to know</h2><ul><li>Google is automatically linking your phone number to every signed-in account on Android, including secondary work and alternate profiles.</li><li>Surprise verification emails are raising privacy concerns. Users say they received notifications without explicitly opting in.</li><li>You can disable automatic verification under Settings > Google > All services > Phone number verification, though some users report the setting switches itself back on.</li></ul><p>Google is automatically linking phone numbers on Android to every Google account signed in on that same device, even if they are secondary work accounts or alternate profiles. The feature is meant to keep ...