Windows 10: Hi, I am trying to make a group me account. When I put in my phone number it immediately...

It says phone number is not activated when I try to make a group me account on my iPhone. I live in Germany.

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Microsoft account and phone number linked

Microsoft account password recovery requires two verification codes being sent using two different verification methods. Each Microsoft account has at least two verification methods, the phone number and additional email address which are asked and required when you set up a new Microsoft account with a new hotmail.com or outlook.com email or using a third party email.

When the thief who got your phone tries to recover your password, all your verification methods / security info phone numbers and email addresses will be listed for him to select one. OK, the thief naturally selects your phone number, gets the code sent as a text message, and enters it.

But, clicking Next after entering the code he needs to select another security info contact (phone / email) from the list to receive second verification code.

Password recovery is not possible with just your phone, the system is clever enough to make it impossible by requiring two codes being sent to two different phones and / or emails.

You can add as many phone numbers and email address as you wish as security info contacts at https://account.live.com/proofs/mana...&refp=security. I wholeheartedly recommend that you add at least another security email address; if you only have one phone number and one email added, those which were required when you set up the Microsoft account, and that thief got your phone, the recovery would be as impossible to you as it is to him, you both having access to just one of required two verification methods.

 

Google account - but cannot find Google group

I have a Google account but cannot find a Google group to which I have been added to a mailing list - it seems absurdly difficult to resolve. Any suggestions welcome.

 

Yet Another Windows Phone Contact Sync Issue.

Hello SamyG:



Thank you for posting to the forum regarding your contacts. It sounds like you have already done some extensive troubleshooting for this issue to no avail. I have just a couple additional troubleshooting steps to suggest before this may come down to recreating
the contacts from scratch to ensure you have the contact on the phone as you want it.



The first thing I would suggest you look at in your contact list is how and where the phone number is listed. The phone does not have all the fields that are available via the web portal, specifically a mobile 2 number. If you have a number associated
with a contact that is in a field that does not exist on the phone, that number will simply not sync to the phone.



I would like to clarify the process of creating a group that can sometimes correct this issue. I want to be sure that you created this group via the website and then synced your account on the phone. This should lead to the group being added to the phone.
You can then check the contacts in that group and disband the group on the phone if the correct information was synced to the phone.



Next, I would like to focus on the linked contacts. If some of the linked accounts are not pushing through to the phone this could explain the missing numbers. If the number that is missing is coming from that linked account that information would fail
to sync to the phone. Things to do to try and correct this are, try unlinking and relinking the various contacts/accounts in the web portal, try adding the accounts that are linked directly to the phone, go to these linked accounts and check for privacy/sharing
settings. If you continue to have issues with this please provide some details regarding accounts you see linked on the web portal but that do not show on the phone as being associated with that contact. Also describe if it is the same account across contacts
or if the missing linked account shows for one account but not another.



Finally, I would suggest you consider exporting your contact list to a CSV file through contacts.live.com and then delete your contact list. Once the list is fully deleted, import that contact list back to the account. If you have a second Microsoft account,
try importing the contact list to this account as well and sync this second account with your phone.



Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns we can assist you with.



Mark W.