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bsigmon
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3 days ago

Google's advanced protection

I use 1password and have enabled google's "advanced protection" (https://landing.google.com/intl/en_in/advancedprotection/).  I recently attempted to restore my android phone from backup and found it impossible to logon to google without temporarily disabling advanced protection.  Note that the restore logon takes place before I have 1password on the device.

Google insisted that I use my passkeys which were not on the device.  It also had an option to scan a QR code from another device which had the passcode, but I don't know of a way to scan this QR code from 1password.

Has 1password thought of supporting this somehow, or is temporarily disabling the advanced protection the preferred solution? 

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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    5 hours ago

    Hello bsigmon​! 👋

    I'm sorry that you ran into an issue when restoring your Android phone from a backup. If 1Password isn't installed on a device then you can still sign in using a passkey saved in 1Password by using the QR code option and scanning that QR code using the camera app on another mobile device where 1Password is installed (such as a tablet). 

    If you don't have another device then, for your Google account specifically since password-only sign in will be turned off if you've opted to turn on Google's Advanced Protection, you might consider adding a hardware security key (like a YubiKey) to your account so that you can sign into your Google account using the security key in a situation where you need to sign in before 1Password is installed.

    I hope that helps.

    -Dave