Google Launches 1-Minute Selfie Sign-In for Emergency Account Recovery

1 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Aug 5

Google has begun rolling out a selfie-video sign-in option that lets users regain access to personal accounts when passwords, passkeys and other verification methods fail.
The setup takes under 1 minute on a camera-equipped device, then works by matching a new live selfie video against the encrypted video saved to the account.
Google says the feature is only a last-resort recovery tool for the account itself—not a way to unlock Android phones or tablets—and users can delete the saved video later.
Users can also refuse permission for the selfie data to help train Google's facial-recognition systems by leaving the “Improve Google services” box unchecked.
The rollout currently excludes Google Workspace accounts and accounts protected by Advanced Protection, limiting the feature to individual users.