Signing in with Google

You can sign in to Time Trakkr with your Google account instead of a password. Some workspaces even require it. This article covers using Google sign-in, linking it to an account you already have, and what to do when a password is refused.

Continue with Google

On the sign-in page, below the email and password form, select Continue with Google and choose your Google account. If it is your first time, this creates or signs you in to the account tied to that Google email.

If your workspace uses a custom domain, the sign-in still works: the Google step runs on the main Time Trakkr domain and hands your session back to your workspace's address automatically. Custom domains are covered in custom domains.

Workspaces that require Google

An admin can require everyone to use Google from Settings → Security, with the Require sign in with Google setting. When it is on, email-and-password sign-in is refused for that workspace and everyone signs in with Continue with Google.

Password reset stays available even so, because a password is still used as the fallback for two-factor authentication. So you may still set a password for 2FA purposes without ever using it to sign in.

Linking Google to an existing account

If your account already exists with a password — for example your team imported it, or you set one during onboarding — you can add Google to it so both work. Time Trakkr only links Google to an account whose email is already verified, which keeps someone else from attaching their Google to your account.

1. Sign in first with your password. If you do not have one, use Forgot password? on the sign-in page to set one.
2. Once signed in, open the account menu and choose Add another account….
3. Select Continue with Google and pick the Google account with the same email.

Because your email is verified, Google links onto your existing account rather than creating a second one. From then on, either method signs you in.

If Continue with Google ever reports that it could not complete for your account, it almost always means the account was created with a password and is not linked yet. Sign in with the password first (or use Forgot password?), then link Google with the steps above.

Setting a password on a Google-only account

If you have only ever used Google and want a password too — for instance to enable two-factor — use Forgot password? on the sign-in page, or Email me a set-password link on the Account security page. Follow the emailed link to choose a password. See two-factor authentication for why a password is needed there.