![]() Can you send me an SMS instead of an email? We’re constantly listening to user feedback and using that to determine whether or not to implement support for other services. Are you going to add the ability to sign in with any other services? You should sign out of all the services you’ve used, including your email, when you have finished using a shared device. What if I access Medium from a shared device? You can sign in to your existing account using the email address on your account. I already created an account on Medium using Facebook or Twitter. And you can still connect Facebook and Twitter to your account after you create your account. No, you’ll still be able to sign in with these services as before. Are you going to remove Sign in with Facebook and Sign in with Twitter? Anyone who has the email will be able to sign in to your account. If you can’t remember, contact us at What happens if I forward a sign in link to someone else?ĭon’t do this. Be sure you’re entering the email address exactly as you entered it when you created your account. ![]() The email will be sent from with the subject “Sign in to Medium.” Why is it telling me I created a new account instead of logging me into my existing account?Įmail addresses on Medium are case-sensitive. If it’s not there, and you still haven’t received it after a few minutes, make sure you entered your email address correctly. What if I don’t receive an email?Ĭheck your spam folder. Sign in links will expire after fifteen minutes. How much time do I have to click on the sign in link? Even if Medium required passwords, we’d need a forgot password system, and they could use that to gain access by sending a password reset to your email address. If someone has access to your email, they will be able to gain access to your Medium account (along with all your other services). Q&A What if someone gains access to my email address? Signing in to Medium using your email address will not require a password.Īn email containing the sign in link. They’re hard to remember or easy to guess, everyone re-uses them (even though they know they shouldn’t), and they’re a pain to type on mobile. We wanted to make our sign in process as secure and simple to use as possible, across all platforms. Today, we’re pleased to offer sign in and account creation on Medium using only your email address.Īuthentication is serious business. Still others are simply unable to access social networks due to censorship laws in their countries. Others do, but would prefer not to use them just to try out a new service. Some don’t have a Facebook or Twitter account. However, we received feedback from lots of people who wanted to create an account on Medium without using a social network. Both these services make signing in quick and easy, and also allow us to build out our users’ connections, so we can show them stories written and recommended by people in their network. ![]() Until now, you could only sign in to Medium using Twitter or Facebook. No Twitter or Facebook necessary… and no passwords either. ![]()
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