I was wrong about Google’s new selfie sign-in tool. Here’s how (and why) you should set it up now

Credit: Pankil Shah / Android Authority When I first heard Google was letting users recover their accounts with a selfie video , I had to try it. Was I skeptical? Absolutely.

” And enabling selfie verification for your Google account in the age of AI deepfakes sounds counterintuitive. But after trying it and understanding how it actually works, I’ve changed my mind. This might be one of the most genuinely useful additions to account security Google has made in a while.