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Trusted Contact Recovery
Nominate two trusted contacts who can co-approve your account recovery if you lose all access to your phone and email.
How trusted contact recovery works
- 👥You nominate 2 trusted contacts — family members, close friends, or colleagues — who know your identity.
- 🔐Both contacts must independently approve a recovery request before your account is restored. One approval alone isn't enough.
- 📧Contacts receive an email notification when a recovery is requested. They have 72 hours to respond.
- ✅Recovery unlocks your account to a new device. Your cert and identity data are preserved.
Nominate your trusted contacts Galaxy 1.2
This feature is coming in Galaxy 1.2. You can review the form and prepare your nominations now.
Contact 1
Contact 2
What contacts CAN do
- Co-approve a recovery request
- Verify your identity by email
- Receive recovery alerts
What contacts CANNOT do
- Sign in as you
- Access your data
- Unilaterally unlock your account
- Change your password or cert
Recovery process (Galaxy 1.2)
1
Request recovery
You or a contact initiates a recovery request on the account-recovery page.
2
Contacts notified
Both trusted contacts receive an email with a secure approval link. 72-hour window.
3
Both approvals received
Both contacts must independently click "Approve" using their own email address.
4
Account restored
A temporary sign-in link is sent to your new device. Identity and cert data preserved.
Privacy notice: Trusted contact email addresses are stored encrypted and are only used for recovery approval requests. Contacts are not subscribed to any marketing or sharing their data with third parties. They can be removed at any time.