Dormant Gmail accounts can be security threats Back in ... they can use it to send spam to the account's contacts and other random internet users. The unwanted user could even perpetrate identity ...

I probably get more emails and messages asking for my help to recover Gmail accounts that the sender says they have been locked out of than any other kind of support request. Being a cynical old ...

Essentially, Google will generate a random password, which you can then use to sign into your Gmail account on another app.