u/Adventurous_Bit_640

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here has successfully navigated this and can offer some advice, because I am completely stuck in a Google recovery loop.

The Situation:

• I am trying to log into my Gmail account.
• I don't know my password.
• I have full access to the linked phone number for 2FA.

The Problem: After I unable to enter my password then I verify my phone number via SMS, Google asks for a second verification code. The catch? It is sending that OTP directly to the exact same Gmail account I am currently locked out of.

What I’ve tried:

• I’ve gone through the standard [accounts.google.com/signin/recovery](https://accounts.google.com/signin/recovery) page.
• Whenever I click "Try another way," it either loops me right back to asking for the email OTP or tells me it doesn't have enough information to verify me.
• I cannot find a way to enter a different contact email for manual review. It just keeps stonewalling me because I can't check the locked inbox.

Has anyone actually escaped this specific loop? Is there a specific sequence of "Try another way" clicks that forces the system to let me provide a secondary contact email, or a waiting period I need to observe before trying again?

Any advice would be hugely appreciated!