What is date of birth verification when I reset my Samsung account password?

Samsung account icon next to a laptop and smartphone on the Samsung account sign-in page

Date of birth verification is one of the necessary stages to go through when resetting your Samsung account password. It is a security measure implemented to ensure that only the rightful account owner can regain access to their account. By providing your date of birth during the reset process. This additional layer of security helps safeguard your account against potential breaches and unauthorised access. 

Date of birth verification is added automatically when you entered it after creating your Samsung account.

Date of birth example when creating a Samsung account

If you are signed out of your Samsung account on your mobile or tablet and you’ve forgotten your password, you can easily reset it. Date of birth verification will appear after tapping on Verify with recovery number and email.

2 Tap Sign in.
Samsung account webpage sign-in
3 Tap Sign in with your account ID.
Sign in with your account id on the Samsung account webpage
4 Enter your email address and tap Next.
Enter your Samsung account email address. Tap Next button
5 Tap Forgot password?
Forgot password hyperlink on the Samsung account page
6 Enter your email address again and tap Reset password.
Reset password on the Samsung account webpage

Merk: Du kan også nå dette trinnet ved å gå til: Innstillinger > Samsung-konto øverst > Glemt passord eller har ikke en konto? > Glemt passord.

7 Verify your phone number and tap Continue.
Verify Samsung account phone number
8 If necessary, tap Verify with recovery number or email.
Verify Samsung account page with recovery number or email
9 Tap Continue.
Verify it’s you and Continue
10 Enter your date of birth verification and tap Continue.
Enter Date of birth on Samsung account and continue
11 Tap Send code and then Verify after entering the code you received.
Verification of code received via text message
12 Enter your new password and tap Next.
Reset Samsung account password and confirm
13 Your password has been reset successfully.
Password has been reset successfully page

You can easily edit your date of birth if you entered it incorrectly when setting up your Samsung account.

1 Open Settings.
Samsung settings icon
2 Tap Accounts and backup.
Accounts and backup in Settings
3 Tap Manage accounts.
Manage accounts in Accounts and backup
4 Tap your account.
Email address/account in the manage accounts section
5 Tap My profile.
My profile in Samsung account
6 Tap Profile info.
Profile info on the Samsung account
7 Tap Date of birth
Tap Date of birth on the Samsung account profile
8 Update your date of birth and tap Save.
Date of birth and Save
9 Your date of birth has been updated successfully on your Samsung account.

You can also edit your date of birth on a desktop PC/laptop by going to the Samsung account webpage > Profile > Edit personal information > Enter your date of birth > Save.

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