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Know How to Change the Phone Number Linked to Your Google and Gmail Account
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Updating your phone number in Google and Gmail accounts is essential for both account security and recovery. It is important to get verification codes, password reset links, and two-factor authentication prompts. Without access to the phone number linked, you could be locked out of your account. Here’s a step-by-step guide to update the phone num...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk Says Will Discontinue His Phone Number, Use 'X' For Calls
- Friday February 9, 2024
- World News | Written by Ritika
Tech mogul Elon Musk on Friday announced that he plans to use only social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for messages and audio/video calls and is going to stop using his phone number.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mayawati's 'Political Successor' Akash Anand Issues Phone No. For People To Connect To Him
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Akash Anand reached out to people on Thursday, asking them to give a missed call on a phone number to get directly connected to him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deactivate Phone Numbers Selling Copyright Content On WhatsApp: Delhi High Court
- Sunday October 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has ordered the deactivation of certain mobile numbers from WhatsApp that were found to be distributing educational material belonging to 'Apna College' without authorisation.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Lakh People, 1 Phone Number: Auditor Flags Discrepancies In Health Scheme
- Wednesday August 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted discrepancies including invalid names, unrealistic dates of birth, duplicate health IDs and unrealistic family sizes in the database of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp's Phone Number Privacy Feature for Communities Reportedly Rolling Out to Android, iOS Beta Testers
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp's “phone number privacy” feature for communities is reportedly available to all Android and iOS beta testers now. The functionality, which allows users to hide their phone numbers while joining a community, has been in development for quite some time now.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Byju's Buying Phone Numbers, Threatening Kids, Parents": Child Rights Body
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has claimed that the edtech company Byju's is allegedly purchasing the phone numbers of kids and their parents and threatening them that their future will be ruined
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www.ndtv.com
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Data Of 500 Million WhatsApp Users Leaked, Up For Sale Online: Report
- Monday November 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
In one of the biggest data breaches ever, phone numbers of nearly 500 million users have been leaked and are up for sale
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www.ndtv.com
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Haryana Police Identifies About 28,000 Phone Numbers Being Misused for Cybercrimes
- Thursday October 27, 2022
- Press Trust of India
About 28,000 mobile phone numbers being misused for committing cybercrimes have been identified and they will be blocked soon, a senior Haryana Police officer said on Thursday. The 27,824 phone numbers were identified through cybercrime helpline number 1930 and complaint portal cybercrime.gov.in, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) O P Si...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Will Require Phone Number Verification Like Overwatch 2
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will require mobile number verification for play. The system, coined “SMS Protect,” is aimed at cutting down on toxic behaviour, hackers, and smurf accounts. However, the support page for phone registration demands a postpaid number, which caused several Overwatch 2 players to be locked out of their game, last wee...
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Lucky" Chinese Phone Number Sold For $300,000 At Online Auction
- Sunday August 16, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A "lucky" mobile phone number has sold for a whopping 2.25 million yuan ($300,000) after hundreds of people vied online for the right to use the apparently auspicious string of digits.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Spoof Amit Shah's Phone Number To Demand Rs 3 Crore From Haryana Minister: Cops
- Sunday December 29, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi Police claimed to have arrested two persons for allegedly spoofing landline numbers of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence and office to dupe a Haryana minister.
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www.ndtv.com
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400 Million Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed In Privacy Lapse: Report
- Thursday September 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ajay Devgn's 'Prank' Sharing Kajol's Number - Who Was The Joke On Exactly?
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Entertainment | Written by Gitanjali Roy
It appeared that Ajay Devgn shared Kajol's number on social media but did he?
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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How To Link Aadhaar Number With Mobile Using IVR: 10 Points
- Wednesday January 24, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Linking Aadhaar number with mobile number has become much simpler with the introduction of a central number, bringing respite to the consumers who earlier had to visit an offline store run by their operators to re-verify and link the two. The IVR service can be used from the comfort of one's home. Regardless of one's network, consumers can simply d...
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www.ndtv.com
-
Know How to Change the Phone Number Linked to Your Google and Gmail Account
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Updating your phone number in Google and Gmail accounts is essential for both account security and recovery. It is important to get verification codes, password reset links, and two-factor authentication prompts. Without access to the phone number linked, you could be locked out of your account. Here’s a step-by-step guide to update the phone num...
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Elon Musk Says Will Discontinue His Phone Number, Use 'X' For Calls
- Friday February 9, 2024
- World News | Written by Ritika
Tech mogul Elon Musk on Friday announced that he plans to use only social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for messages and audio/video calls and is going to stop using his phone number.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mayawati's 'Political Successor' Akash Anand Issues Phone No. For People To Connect To Him
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Akash Anand reached out to people on Thursday, asking them to give a missed call on a phone number to get directly connected to him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deactivate Phone Numbers Selling Copyright Content On WhatsApp: Delhi High Court
- Sunday October 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has ordered the deactivation of certain mobile numbers from WhatsApp that were found to be distributing educational material belonging to 'Apna College' without authorisation.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Lakh People, 1 Phone Number: Auditor Flags Discrepancies In Health Scheme
- Wednesday August 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General has highlighted discrepancies including invalid names, unrealistic dates of birth, duplicate health IDs and unrealistic family sizes in the database of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp's Phone Number Privacy Feature for Communities Reportedly Rolling Out to Android, iOS Beta Testers
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp's “phone number privacy” feature for communities is reportedly available to all Android and iOS beta testers now. The functionality, which allows users to hide their phone numbers while joining a community, has been in development for quite some time now.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Byju's Buying Phone Numbers, Threatening Kids, Parents": Child Rights Body
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has claimed that the edtech company Byju's is allegedly purchasing the phone numbers of kids and their parents and threatening them that their future will be ruined
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www.ndtv.com
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Data Of 500 Million WhatsApp Users Leaked, Up For Sale Online: Report
- Monday November 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
In one of the biggest data breaches ever, phone numbers of nearly 500 million users have been leaked and are up for sale
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www.ndtv.com
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Haryana Police Identifies About 28,000 Phone Numbers Being Misused for Cybercrimes
- Thursday October 27, 2022
- Press Trust of India
About 28,000 mobile phone numbers being misused for committing cybercrimes have been identified and they will be blocked soon, a senior Haryana Police officer said on Thursday. The 27,824 phone numbers were identified through cybercrime helpline number 1930 and complaint portal cybercrime.gov.in, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) O P Si...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Will Require Phone Number Verification Like Overwatch 2
- Tuesday October 11, 2022
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will require mobile number verification for play. The system, coined “SMS Protect,” is aimed at cutting down on toxic behaviour, hackers, and smurf accounts. However, the support page for phone registration demands a postpaid number, which caused several Overwatch 2 players to be locked out of their game, last wee...
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www.gadgets360.com
-
"Lucky" Chinese Phone Number Sold For $300,000 At Online Auction
- Sunday August 16, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A "lucky" mobile phone number has sold for a whopping 2.25 million yuan ($300,000) after hundreds of people vied online for the right to use the apparently auspicious string of digits.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Spoof Amit Shah's Phone Number To Demand Rs 3 Crore From Haryana Minister: Cops
- Sunday December 29, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi Police claimed to have arrested two persons for allegedly spoofing landline numbers of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence and office to dupe a Haryana minister.
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www.ndtv.com
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400 Million Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed In Privacy Lapse: Report
- Thursday September 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ajay Devgn's 'Prank' Sharing Kajol's Number - Who Was The Joke On Exactly?
- Tuesday September 25, 2018
- Entertainment | Written by Gitanjali Roy
It appeared that Ajay Devgn shared Kajol's number on social media but did he?
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
How To Link Aadhaar Number With Mobile Using IVR: 10 Points
- Wednesday January 24, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Linking Aadhaar number with mobile number has become much simpler with the introduction of a central number, bringing respite to the consumers who earlier had to visit an offline store run by their operators to re-verify and link the two. The IVR service can be used from the comfort of one's home. Regardless of one's network, consumers can simply d...
-
www.ndtv.com