Create Gmail Account Without Phone Number: See How

 Normally, before you create any Gmail account, google will request you fill in some personal details including your phone number. But for some reasons you may want to create a Gmail account without  phone number. It's possible and simple. See how you can do that in this write up within few seconds.

Gmail is one of the leading email services provider across the globe. Gmail account is easy to create, login and manage. Having a Gmail accounts offers you a lot of services ranging from sending and receiving mails, videos, pictures and a lots of other things that gets you connected you with your loved ones.

Before you create any google account be it for yourself or to manage your business, google will require you to put in some data which are so personal to you such as your first name and last name, age, gender and phone number.

This phone is require by google to enable them verify that you are truly the one opening the account and in a situation where you forgot your password, this phone number will be used to receive the message that contains the verification code.

But for some obvious reasons, you may want to create a Gmail account without having to add your phone number, here are the few and easiest way to do that in a very few steps.

How To Create Gmail Account Without Phone Number

To create your Gmail account easily without a phone number verification, follow these steps listed below: 

1. Using Google app

2. Setting your age at 15 or below

3. Using a Dummy number

Just relax as we walk you through each of the steps involved.

 

This is possible, but you should also know that when you sign in with another device or you sign in a second time, google will require you to add your phone number. To avoid this, add another email and set the age at 15 or below that google will use for verification, or you can use a Dummy number to take care of this.

Create Gmail For Android and iPhone

•  Lunch your browser, preferably Chrome browser, or If your phone already has Gmail App, click on it.
•  Go to Add another account
• Select Google

• Click on create account located at the bottom left corner

• Choose for myself or To manage my business
• Fill in your first name and last name in the space provided
•  Enter your date of birth and Gender, and click on next
• choose your Gmail address or create your own Gmail address and click next
• Choose a password and press next
• Here press Skip in other not to add your phone number or more options. If you choose more options, you will have the option of adding your phone number or not.
• Click on Don't add my phone number and click on Done.
• click on Next in the page that opens.
• Click on I agree to accept google privacy and Terms of service.

You are don creating your Gmail account without needing a phone number verification.

Setting Your Age at 15 or Younger

Setting your age at 15 or below will make google think you are still too young and don't have a smart phone. This is simple and easy. See how it works;

1. Launch your browser.
2. Go to Gmail.
3. Click on create account at the bottom left corner of the screen.
4. Click for "myself" or to manage my business.
5. Enter your First name and last name and other account information including a new Gmail address.
6. Press Next.
7. Set your date of birth so that you are 15 years or less.
8. Leave the space for Phone number Empty
9. Click on I agree to accept the privacy terms of service and you are good to go.

Is that simple? Yes, very simple and fast. But note that you must always keep your age below 18 or google will request for your phone number someday. More so, if you are adding another email, set that age to be below 15.

 Okay, lets try another step. 

Using a Dummy Number

This is another method of creating a Gmail account without having to use your real phone number. It's an online services that enables you to verify your account without your phone number. Using this number from the website allows Gmail to send verification code to the number and you will have access to use it.

Some websites that provide Dummy numbers includes.

• Receive SMS Now
• On Verify
• Sellaite
• SMS Receive Free
• Free SMS Verification

Bear it in mind that you won't be able to use one dummy number for multiple times. So, you stand the risk of losing your Gmail account if you are using only one number or option to verify your account and you lose your password. 

Because when you want to recover password , there wont be any number for google to send the recovery code to.

As you have seen that it is a possibility to create Gmail account without phone number, it also comes with it's own risk. You may stand the risk of losing your account when you forget your password, because you won't be able to retrieve or change your password.

It is advisable you create a Gmail account with Phone number as is it will help you to prevent unauthorized people from changing your password or hacking into your Gmail account.

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