# Sign Up / Sign In {% hint style="success" %} A valid email address is required to create a new account. {% endhint %} {% hint style="success" %} If you are a Blynk 1.0 user, you have to create a new account. {% endhint %} User account is needed to enable secure access to your data from different clients (iOS, Android, Web Browser) and from anywhere in the world. * Blynk doesn't and will never sell your data to any other companies and passwords are always stored encrypted * Blynk doesn't track your activity on other websites and apps * Blynk only gathers anonymous aggregated web and mobile app usage analytics in order to improve user experience Your privacy is our default priority. You can create a new account either in [Blynk.Apps](/en/blynk.apps/overview.md) or [Blynk.Console](/en/blynk.console/console-overview.md) ## **Sign Up** * Open the [Blynk app for iOS or Android](/en/downloads/blynk-apps-for-ios-and-android.md) or go to [Blynk.Console](https://blynk.cloud). * You'll get to the first screen after application launch (in case you're not logged in): ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119364178-4fdf3f80-bcb7-11eb-9cd4-37461c57185c.png) * Tap **Sign Up** button if you don’t have an account. Sign Up screen will open: ![Sign up](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119994051-e7ed6980-bfd4-11eb-8518-78b33ead5d9e.png) * Enter your E-mail, read and agree to the Terms and Conditions. * Tap **Continue** and check your inbox for an Email with instructions. ![Email sent](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119364440-93d24480-bcb7-11eb-81fe-c052382d5f6e.png) {% hint style="info" %} Tap Resend a Link if you can't find the invitation email (also mind checking Spam folder) after 1 minute interval) to send it again. {% endhint %} * In the email you get tap **Create Password** button. The link will return you to the application. ![Password creation](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119364490-a2206080-bcb7-11eb-9221-b594e8aec99e.png) * Enter the password following the hint below the field and tap **Continue** ![Profilling](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119364574-b5333080-bcb7-11eb-85d1-9525c7eb7fbc.png) * Fill in your profile required and optional information. ![Devices tab](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119994134-fb98d000-bfd4-11eb-9dd0-209e4ebe49e6.png) {% hint style="success" %} Once you've finished with Profile setup your Sign Up is complete and you can add and manage Devices! {% endhint %} ## Sign In * Open the [Blynk app for iOS or Android](/en/downloads/blynk-apps-for-ios-and-android.md) or [Blynk.Console](https://blynk.cloud) * Tap **Log In** button ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365340-8073a900-bcb8-11eb-9bd5-5f3cc78948f4.png) * Input your account Email and password * Tap **Log In** button ![Log In](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365363-87022080-bcb8-11eb-877d-a9964b36a398.png) {% hint style="success" %} Once you've logged in, Devices tab will be opened.\ Here you can [add ](/en/blynk.apps/device-management/add-new-device.md)and [view and manage](/en/blynk.apps/device-management.md) your devices or switch to [Developer Mode](/en/concepts/developer-mode.md). {% endhint %} ![Devices tab](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119994276-1e2ae900-bfd5-11eb-887d-9194923f444b.png) ## Password Reset If you forgot your account password, you can restore it by sending reset password link to your Email.\ Follow the steps below: 1. Launch Blynk.Apps or go to Blynk.Console 2. tap **Log In** button 3. *type your Email* 4. tap **Forgot password?** string ![Log In](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365430-984b2d00-bcb8-11eb-9886-ccc21be14284.png) * Confirm reset password link sending by tap on the **Send** button ![Forgot password screen](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365594-be70cd00-bcb8-11eb-9865-b7fc91e3e23a.png) * After the link is sent, follow the instructions you see on the screen and then return to Log In screen by tap on the **Back to Login** button ![Email sent](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365677-da746e80-bcb8-11eb-8a2b-ebf88b0dcb59.png) {% hint style="success" %} The link will be sent to the Email that was linked to your Blynk account during Sign Up. {% endhint %} * Check your Email inbox please {% hint style="warning" %} If you can't find *Reset your password letter* in your inbox for a long period of time (it takes less than 1 minute to be delivered normally), check your Spam folder please. Otherwise, re-send the link from Blynk.Apps {% endhint %} * Tap **Reset Password** button you've got in the Email ![Email](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365776-f415b600-bcb8-11eb-878e-82d79f5f52e1.png) {% hint style="success" %} Once you've tapped **Reset Password** button, you'll be redirected back to Blynk.Apps and asked to type a new password. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} We recommend to keep up to recommendations you see on the screen for security means.\ Check the strength-meter that is intended to assist you in generating strong password.\ You can check the password for typos with the tap on the \_eye pictogram. {% endhint %} * Tap **Save** button to submit new password ![Set new password](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119365819-01cb3b80-bcb9-11eb-8e9d-fcae1bc817ba.png) {% hint style="success" %} Your account password is successfully changed.\ You'll get UI an Email confirmation about that. {% endhint %} ![Email](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119366036-37702480-bcb9-11eb-9edd-be37c6b6d34c.png) ![Password changed](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72790181/119366118-4c4cb800-bcb9-11eb-8047-c686c82dc74e.png) * Tap **Back to Login** button and [sign in](/en/getting-started/signup.md#sign-in) to your account. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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