A few weeks ago I ran into a problem that I’m not sure if the ROBLOX staff was aware of or not. Well, more so of an annoyance than a terrible problem.
The issue
The problem I discovered was when using the “Phone Number” in account security. The issue with this to be frank is being unable to verify or add a number to my account.
Now, this problem is interesting to me for a few reasons, let me list them below.
- You can’t verify with your number if someone else already has.
- You can verify your number once.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind the second so much, but it becomes a bit of an issue for parents adding their number onto their child’s accounts or like in my case when you obtain a new phone number from a different provider they end up being a recycled local number.
So in a nutshell at this point I cannot have my number removed from the other user’s account, however it giving me the option to login to their account and reset their password is a little concerning. Someone would just need to use my phone and either reset the password or link up their account using my cellular number.
Now in a way this is a little disconcerting from my viewpoint, however I’m certain using the account pin and two step verification helps prevent such issues. Regardless of the matter being unable to unlink a number from an account you don’t own is a little irritable
Essentially this would just help a bit more from a perspective of unwanted accounts being linked to a number, as well as possibly helping parents with verifying multiple children of theirs due to their children’s lack of owning a phone.
I appreciate the time put into reading this, thanks.