To keep your account safe and to provide an alternate way for you to verify your account, we require that you provide an email address or phone number when creating a Mi Account. This information can also be used to reset your account's password or confirm your identity if you're locked out. We'll never share or use this information in any commercial contexts.

• Phone number

  We'll send verification codes and important security notifications via SMS to the phone number you provide. Your mobile phone number is a more secure identifier than your email address, because you have physical possession of your mobile phone.

• Email address

  We'll send verification codes and important security notifications to the email address you provide. Your address should be an email address that you still use regularly.

- Learn more about using recovery phone and email