{"id":"cloud-accounts.two-step-verification-and-cloud-sign-in","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/two-step-verification-and-cloud-sign-in","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"google-drive","title":"Google Drive"},"question":"Does adding a Google account work with 2-Step Verification or a passkey?","alt_questions":["Google 2FA with Storage Studio","Two-factor authentication cloud sign-in Storage Studio","Passkey sign-in Google Drive Storage Studio","Do I need to turn off 2-Step Verification?","Security key Google sign-in Mac app"],"short_answer":"Yes. You sign in on Google's own page, so 2-Step Verification, passkeys and security keys work as usual. Keep them on, and have your phone or key ready — the sheet waits five minutes for you to finish.","answer_markdown":"Yes. You sign in on Google's own page in your browser, so 2-Step Verification, passkeys and security keys work exactly as they normally do. Keep them on — there's no need to weaken your account's security for Storage Studio.\n\nHave your phone or key ready before you click **Open browser to sign in**, because the Add Account sheet waits five minutes for you to finish. The same applies to Dropbox's two-step verification.","answer_html":"

Yes. You sign in on Google's own page in your browser, so 2-Step Verification, passkeys and security keys work exactly as they normally do. Keep them on — there's no need to weaken your account's security for Storage Studio.

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Have your phone or key ready before you click Open browser to sign in, because the Add Account sheet waits five minutes for you to finish. The same applies to Dropbox's two-step verification.

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Cloud accounts · Google Drive

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Does adding a Google account work with 2-Step Verification or a passkey?

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Short answer: Yes. You sign in on Google's own page, so 2-Step Verification, passkeys and security keys work as usual. Keep them on, and have your phone or key ready — the sheet waits five minutes for you to finish.

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Yes. You sign in on Google's own page in your browser, so 2-Step Verification, passkeys and security keys work exactly as they normally do. Keep them on — there's no need to weaken your account's security for Storage Studio.

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Have your phone or key ready before you click Open browser to sign in, because the Add Account sheet waits five minutes for you to finish. The same applies to Dropbox's two-step verification.

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