Can I Create Gmail account without mobile number?

Yes, you can create a Gmail account without mobile number verification. Not all but, many people wants to create Gmail account without phone number. The reason could be anything, whether they don’t have a mobile, can’t provide OTP at that instance or they don’t want to give it. Few years back Google made mobile number verification is mandatory for creating a Gmail account. But for now, Google is providing an account with some limitations without phone number and recovery mail also. We could not guarantee that in every country we have this facility. In most of the countries it allows users to bypass phone verification.

In most of the countries while registering for a Gmail on desktop version, it would not allow users to skip or bypass mobile number verification. But, check for an option “skip” its worth checking. In come cases you may provide alternate email id instead of mobile number.

If you are performing Gmail sign up on mobile device then you will not be asked for phone number even recovery email also. We don’t know why but, Google granted this feature on smartphones. While registration you will be asked only to fill up personal details such as name, birth date, gender and username that’s it. With these simple basic details you can create Google Gmail account on your smartphones. But, we will not recommend bypassing mobile number verification during registration. Here are the benefits of adding phone number to Gmail.

Benefits of verifying mobile number with Google while creating a Gmail account

It’s worth adding mobile number to Gmail. Because, we will have many uses and extra benefits with this.

• Recovery Option : The very most important feature we will get by adding mobile number is recovery option. Yes, in future if we forgot our email credentials such as username or password then we can easily recover them by getting verification code from Google. Google will verify the user by sending OTP to the registered mobile number that have been given during the registration and helps to recover his/her Gmail account. Without mobile number then the recovery options would be limited and in some cases you may loose your email id.
• Two-step Authentication : The prominent feature when its comes to Gmail security is Two-step authentication. In case for an extra layer of security if we opt two-step verification process then the whole process would go around your mobile number. Google will send OTP to mobile before getting login into his/her account. It allows users only by entering OTP along with security credentials.
• Security alerts : When any suspicious or fraud login attempts happen with your account, then Google will alert you by sending security alerts to your mobile number.
• Notifications : Google will notify you about new updates and tips related to Gmail account. Your mobile number would be used only for communicating with you. Google will never send any ads, offers or fake promotions to phone.
• If you want you can use mobile number as a login instead of username.

For more information visit Gmail help center.

Of course you may not want to add your mobile number to Gmail but, we recommend to add it for an extra layer of security and a recovery option.