Google quietly adds selfie video sign-in for account recovery

Home News World Sports Entertainment Science Royal Trending Health Videos Technology Technology Google quietly adds selfie video sign-in for account recovery Google’s new feature helps recover locked accounts, not replace your password or passkey

Open Google's homepage right now, and you might notice something new sitting above the search bar: a banner asking you to record a selfie video. It's not a bug or a stray test. Google is actively pushing users toward a sign-in method it quietly launched back in July.

First noticed on Search Engine Watch , the desktop banner was later corroborated by Android Authority , which discovered an identical "Add a selfie" option that guides you through the entire process of taking the video and shows you what Google does with your facial data.