In plain English
A trusted device is one the system has remembered as trusted for later sign-ins. Revoking trust removes that remembered status. From then on, the device is not handled as trusted during future authentication checks.
In context
Here, “revoke trust” names the action for removing the saved trusted status from the listed phone or browser.
- Situation
- Setting passwords, multifactor authentication, recovery codes, and trusted devices
- What it communicates
- offers an action to remove saved trust from a listed phone or browser
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish any result beyond ending trusted status.
Examples
“After selling his laptop, Sam revoked trust for it so future sign-ins would no longer treat it as a trusted device.”
“The listed browser had its trust revoked when Sam noticed it was still remembered.”