[josteink]

But if you enable 2FA and lose, factory-reset (or shock, migrate away from) your Android device...

Getting access to anything is suddenly hell. I explicitly disabled 2FA after encountering this bullshit once. Won’t risk losing my account again.

[derekp7]

The trick with Google's 2FA is to keep a copy of the setup code and/or QR picture somewhere -- preferably printed and in your fire safe.

Personally I've also got it floating around one of my Linux devices with a small program I can run against it to display the codes, which came in handy when I switched phones and forgot to reload the GA app. (Yes, I know that this defeats some of the security of the second factor, with it supposedly being "something you have" that can't be easily reproduced).

[tialaramex]

It's a good thing that using a single factor doesn't put you at any increased risk of "losing my account again" as a result of it being easily stolen...

[josteink]

Ive never had issues with losing my Google-password nor having my long, complex password guessed over a more than 10 year period of having that account.

I’ve almost lost my Google account twice in less than a year due to Google’s terrible 2FA implementation.

I’ll take my chances thank you.

[billyjoejoe212]

Damn and I downloaded a picture of the 2FA thing. Now you are spooking me about 2FA, maybe I should disable it on my googly accounts.