Accounts
Backup codes
In Turkish: Yedek kodlar
A set of single-use codes you save when you turn on a second step, so you can still get in if you lose your phone.
If the second step lives on your phone and the phone is lost, broken or stolen, backup codes are often the simplest way back into your account. Each code works once and then stops working.
Treat them like a spare key: anyone who finds them can use them, so do not leave them in an unprotected note on the same phone. A printout in a safe place or an entry in your password manager works well.
What to do
- Download or print the codes when you enable the second step.
- Store them away from the phone that holds your codes.
- Generate a fresh set if you ever use most of them or lose the list.