How do I use Google sign-in, and what if it clashes with an existing password account?

If an address already has a password account, it cannot be used for Google sign-in as well; you can bind Google from account settings after signing in. Accounts created through Google sign-in do not go through our own email verification.

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How do I use Google sign-in?
I already registered with a password for the same address — can I still sign in with Google?
With Google sign-in, how is the email address verified?

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If this address already has a password account, sign in with that password instead: an address cannot be used for Google sign-in as well, and you can bind Google from account settings after signing in.