Announcement pages for Zoho account

Select the announcement you want help with:

1. Account confirmation
   
2. Confirm your location
   
3. Review your account details
   
4. Manage your domains
   
5. Renew your domains
6. Add your mobile number
   
7. Confirm your email address/mobile number
   
8. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy updated
   
9. You are nearing your daily sign-in limit
   
10. Too many concurrent active sessions
    
11. Enable two-factor authentication
    
12. Install Zoho OneAuth
    
13. You have used a backup code to sign in
    

Account Confirmation

Why is this shown	After you sign up for a Zoho account using an email address, you must verify that email address. This verification step completes your sign-up process and confirms your account. At Zoho, we need a verified email address to identify your account and for all major communications with you (including notifications, alerts, and announcements). After you signed up, we would have sent you a welcome email titled 'Welcome to Zoho' with a link to confirm your account. If you tried signing in without confirming your account through that link, you would be shown this screen. Note that an unconfirmed Zoho account will be suspended and subsequently deleted after 30 days.
What you need to do	To confirm your Zoho account:  Make sure the email address shown is correct. If it's not, you can edit it. Click Send Code. A verification code will be sent to that email address. Check your inbox for an email with the subject "Zoho account confirmation" and find the verification code. Enter the verification code in the above page, then click Verify.
Skippable?	No, you cannot skip this announcement.

Confirm your location

Why is this shown	If the location from which you're accessing your account does not match with the location mentioned in your account, we will show this announcement to let you know.  Based on the location, your time-zone can vary, and the time-zone corresponding to your location will be used in email communications and across all your Zoho apps. To avoid confusion regarding the time-zone, we remind you to update it.
What you need to do	If the Locale Details detected and shown are correct, click Update Now. Your location will be updated in your account.  If the detected details are incorrect: Click Edit next to Locale Details.  Select the correct Country/Region, State, and Timezone.  Click Change. Your location will be updated in your account.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip this temporarily by clicking Remind me later. However, you will be asked to update your location after 7 days, if the accessing location is still not the same as the one mentioned in your account.

Review your account details

Why is this shown	We will ask you to review the email addresses and mobile numbers associated with your account: Three months after you signed up for your Zoho account Every six months after initial confirmation The associated email addresses and mobile numbers can be used to sign in to your account and to reset your account password if you ever forget it. So, this announcement is to make sure these details are correct and they are accessible only by you.
What you need to do	If the details are correct, click Confirm.  If they are not and you need to update them, click MANAGE. You will be taken to your Accounts page, where you can add, edit, or remove your email addresses/mobile numbers.  Once you confirm or edit the details, we will ask you to review them again every six months.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip confirming/updating the details temporarily by clicking Remind me later. We will ask you to review the details after 14 days.

Manage your Domains

Why is this shown	When you add a domain to your organization, you will need to verify your ownership of that domain to make use of domain-related features such as: Enabling mail hosting and creating inboxes for users Adding users directly as confirmed users Creating custom domain-based aliases If an added domain's ownership is not verified for 90 days, we will automatically delete the domain from the organization. This is to ensure that you don't associate a domain belonging to another organization to your organization incorrectly.  We show this announcement to remind you to either verify the ownership of unverified domains or delete those domains from your organization before they get deleted during the cleanup after 90 days.
What you need to do	Click Manage Domains. You will be taken to the domain management page. Either verify your ownership of the domain or delete them from your organization.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip this temporarily by clicking Skip for now. We will show this the next time you sign in.

Renew your Domains

Why is this shown	We show this announcement, if you have domains that are about to expire or have already expired. You can take the necessary action, as mentioned below, to keep the domain from being marked as unverified. Unverified domains will be deleted after 90 days during the cleanup process. There are two possible situations where you will encounter this announcement. One or more of your domains are about to expire. One or more of your domains have expired.
What you need to do	If your domain is about to expire, you can renew the domain from the respective domain registrar and it will be automatically updated in your Zoho account. If your domain is already expired, first you need to renew the domain, then re-verify by going to accounts.zoho.com > Domains.
Skippable?	Yes, you can either skip this by clicking Remind me later and check later (Accounts > Domains) or check out right away by clicking Go to Domains. Expired domains will be marked as unverified after some time. Once a domain has been marked unverified, it will be deleted after 90 days, unless it's renewed and re-verified.

Add your mobile number

Why is this shown	If your organization admin has enforced you to add a mobile number to your account, we will show this.  Adding a number to your account has the following uses: While signing in, you can use your mobile number as the username instead of your email address. If you forget your account password, you can use your mobile number as a recovery option to reset your password. Learn how
What you need to do	Enter the mobile number you want to add in the Mobile Number field.  Click Send Code. A verification code will be sent via SMS to the number. Check your messages and find the verification code.  Enter the verification code in the above page, then click Verify.
Skippable?	No, this is not skippable. You will have to add your mobile number to continue.

Confirm your Email Address/Mobile Number

Why is this shown	If an email address or mobile number added to your account is not verified yet, we will show this announcement to remind you to do it.  Email addresses and mobile numbers added to your account can be used: As username to sign in to your account (all email addresses and primary mobile number) To verify your identity while resetting password if you ever forget it.  For email communications (such as notifications, alerts, and announcements) and SMS communications (such as verification code SMS and OTP SMS)
What you need to do	Click Verify next to the email address/mobile number. Click Send code. A verification code will be sent via email or SMS.  Enter the code received in the above page, then click Verify. Click Access Your Account after verifying to go to your account. If the email address or mobile number has been added incorrectly, click Edit/Delete. You will be taken to your Accounts page where you can add, edit, or remove your email addresses and mobile numbers.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip past this page by clicking Skip. This announcement will be shown again after 1 month. However, if there isn't at least one email address verified in your account, this announcement will be shown every time you sign in.

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Updated

Why is this shown	When the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy specific to your country gets updated, we will let you know through this announcement.  The date after which the updated terms and policy will come into effect will also be mentioned.
What you need to do	Go through the updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can also view a summary of what changes were made and why they were made. A comparison page showing the edits made between the old and new version will also be available for you to go through. Once you went through the updated terms and policy, click I Understand, Continue.
Skippable?	No, you cannot skip this announcement.

You are nearing your daily sign-in limit

Why is this shown	The maximum number of times you can sign in to your Zoho account in a single day is 20 (i.e., the daily sign-in limit). If you have reached your daily sign-in limit, you will not be allowed to sign in again for the rest of the day.  This announcement will be shown for every sign-in attempt after the 14th one, to alert you of the potential block that could happen if you reach the daily limit.
What you need to do	Be mindful of the number of times you sign in during a day. Avoid further sign-in attempts to avoid having your account blocked for the rest of the day.
Skippable?	As this is an alert, it cannot be skipped.

Too many concurrent active sessions

Why is this shown	Concurrent sessions denote the number of sessions you are currently signed-in to. By default, a Zoho account can have only 50 concurrent sessions. If you are part of an organization, your admin can also increase or decrease this limit. If you reach the maximum concurrent sessions limit, you will not be able to sign in again unless you terminate all your sessions. Hence, we show this to alert you if there are too many concurrent sessions present for your account.
What you need to do	You can clear out the sessions that you don't need to avoid getting locked out. To do that, click Manage sessions. You will be taken to your Accounts page where you can terminate the sessions.
Skippable?	As this is an alert, it cannot be skipped.

Enable Two Factor Authentication

Why is this shown	Passwords alone don't provide much security to your account. To avoid risks of unauthorized access, you can set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) and improve your account's security.  We show you this page to remind you to set up MFA if you haven't done already.
What you need to do	You can set up MFA using one of the four modes available in Zoho: Zoho OneAuth SMS-based OTP OTP authenticator Security Key You can follow the on-screen instructions to set up one of these modes. To learn more about MFA and the MFA modes, refer to Introduction to MFA.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip setting up MFA by clicking Remind me later (although we strongly advise you to set it up). This announcement will be shown again after three months.

Install Zoho OneAuth

Why is this shown	Zoho OneAuth is our own comprehensive authenticator app that you can use to set up highly secure multi-factor authentication for your account. It has multiple sign-in modes that you can use to increase your account's security.  We show this page to remind you to set up OneAuth for your account.
What you need to do	Click CONTINUE. You will be taken to OneAuth's website. Download and install OneAuth on your device. Follow this OneAuth set up guide to configure OneAuth.  From the next time you sign in to your account, you will need to verify using OneAuth.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip past this page by clicking Remind me later (although we strongly advise you to set it up). This announcement will be shown again after 1 month.

You have used a backup code to sign in

Why is this shown	While signing in, if you're unable to verify using multi-factor authentication (MFA) due to some issue, you can use a backup verification code to gain access to your account. These codes are meant to provide one-time access to your account so that you can reconfigure MFA and avoid facing the issue again.   Each code is usable only once and you can have only 5 valid backup codes at a time. Hence, it is recommended to save and keep enough backup codes so that you don't end up with none available and lose access to your account.   Hence, when you sign in using a backup code, we show this alert to remind you to generate new codes in case you've used up all your codes or lost access to them.
What you need to do	If you've access to two or more backup codes, you can click Continue to sign in.   If you don't have any more codes: Click Generate New Codes. 5 new codes will be generated. Either DOWNLOAD or COPY those codes. Save them someplace secure and not accessible by others. Click Continue to sign in.
Skippable?	Yes, you can skip generating new codes by clicking Continue to sign in. However, it is highly recommended that you generate new codes if you don't have access to any.

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