Create an email account without a phone number
Yes, you can create an email without a phone number. Secria Mail sign-up asks for a name, the address you want and a password. There is no SMS code, no second email address and no card. Your free mailbox is encrypted with keys made on your device, and it works on the web, iPhone and Android.
- No phone number
- No card required
- Web, iPhone and Android
Who asks for your number
What the big providers say about phone numbers
Taken from each provider’s own help pages. Every point links to its source.
Yahoo asks for a mobile number
Yahoo lists a mobile phone among the info required to create an account: “A valid mobile number is needed for the verification and account recovery process.”1
Google sometimes requires one
Google says that before you create an account or sign in, “sometimes phone verification is required to confirm you’re a real person.”2
Secria never asks
A phone number is a personal identifier that follows you from one service to the next. Secria sign-up leaves it out, so there is one less piece of personal data on file with your email provider.
Sign-up, side by side
Phone numbers at sign-up: Yahoo Mail, Gmail and Secria
| Question | Yahoo Mail | Gmail | Secria Mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone number to create an account | Needed. A valid mobile number is on Yahoo’s list of required info.1 | Sometimes required, to confirm you are a real person.2 | Never asked. |
| What the number is for | Verification and account recovery.1 | Verification by text or call on a mobile device.2 | Nothing. Recovery uses a 12-word recovery phrase. |
- Yahoo, Info required to create a Yahoo account (Yahoo Help): “Mobile phone - A valid mobile number is needed for the verification and account recovery process.”
- Google, Verify your account (Google Account Help): “To help protect you and stop spammers, before you create an account or sign in, sometimes phone verification is required to confirm you’re a real person.”
Checked October 11, 2026 against each provider’s own help pages. Secria facts are from our sign-up form and Mail page.
How to do it
Create an email without a phone number in three steps
Pick your address
Enter a name, choose your @secria.me address and set a password. That is the whole form. No phone number, no second email address, no card.
Save your recovery phrase
Secria gives you a 12-word recovery phrase. Keep it somewhere safe, because it is your way back in if you forget your password.
Start using your inbox
Open Secria on the web, iPhone or Android. Bring your old mail with an MBOX, EML or PST file when you are ready.
What you get with Secria
A full mailbox, not a throwaway address
Simple
Folders, search, attachments and rich text, the way you are used to. Protection is on from your first message, with nothing to set up.
Private
No ads on any plan and no profiling. Tracking pixels are removed automatically, and senders never see your IP address. Aliases keep your main address to yourself.
Secure
Keys are made on your device. Every message in your mailbox is sealed with your keys. ML-KEM-1024 with X25519 on every plan, free included.
Integrated
Mail and the Secria VPN in one account with Secria Pro. Use your own domain on paid plans, on web, iPhone and Android.
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Every plan, including free, gets the same encryption. None of them asks for a phone number.
Secria Pro
500 GB, unlimited aliases, 10 custom domains, and the full Secria VPN on 5 devices.
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Questions about email without a phone number
Can I create an email without a phone number?
Yes. Secria Mail sign-up asks for a name, the address you want and a password. There is no SMS code, no second email address and no card, and the free plan has the same encryption as every paid plan.
Does Gmail require a phone number?
Sometimes. Google’s help page says that before you create an account or sign in, “sometimes phone verification is required to confirm you’re a real person,” and that you need a mobile device to verify.
Does Yahoo Mail require a phone number?
Yes. Yahoo’s help page lists a mobile phone among the info you need to create an account: “A valid mobile number is needed for the verification and account recovery process.”
How do I recover my account without a phone number?
With your recovery phrase. Secria gives you a 12-word recovery phrase when you sign up. Keep it somewhere safe, because it is your way back in if you forget your password.
Is email without phone verification free?
Yes. The free plan gives you 1 GB, 2 aliases, 3 folders, mail import and the same encryption as every paid plan. No card and no phone number.
Do I need another email address to sign up?
No. Secria sign-up does not ask for a second email address. You choose your new @secria.me address and a password, and you are in.
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