Can someone else see any part of my recovery email?

[Queenie Pfeffer]

Hi
I know this is a weird question but I am in a weird situation and the answer is very very important for me

Let's say someone has my gmail address but not my password, and he is very creative. is there any imaginable way for him to see ANY PART of my recovery email? (even a single letter)?
For example, by pretending he forgot my password, can he see K******@****.com
?

 

[Pascale Anderson]

if you're referring to gmail, then it's not possible,
so, unless he got your name and can guess or get the email shared somewhere, you're good to go,
you can set up 2fa as an extra layer of security if you're too worried about

 

[Queenie Pfeffer]

if you're referring to gmail, then it's not possible,
so, unless he got your name and can guess or get the email shared somewhere, you're good to go,
you can set up 2fa as an extra layer of security if you're too worried about

But if he clicks on forgot password, wouldn't gmail tell him "we have sent a code to k****@icloud.com" revealing the first letter of my recovery email?