Yes, I absolutely do know my user name and password. I don't know why I don't have to log in except on occasion when that window is presented to me.
Two new and related questions: (1) Do you, my fellow Gmail Users, recommend *and* use 2-step verification? (2) How can it later be disabled if desired? I understand you, Andy, can't answer that one. *~Diane* On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:30 PM, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > Diane, > > I think Kenneth's message applies to you. > > Whether you know it or not, you are logged into Google (and Gmail), and > there is your username and your password which gets you there. > > I am not sure precisely how it works, but either you stay "permanently" > logged in, or the thing that you click, remembers your username and > password and sends them for you. That's great ... until something changes > and it doesn't do it for you anymore. > > Do you know *with certainty* what your username and password are? > > Because if you were to change your login procedure (by enabling 2-step > verification), you would probably need to type them in again. As Kenneth > notes, many people forget what their passwords are because they don't use > them daily. But the password is always a necessary part of being logged in > to Gmail. > > Sorry I can't answer your other question about disabling the 2-step > verification. > > Regards, > Andy > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
