Gmail is to ditch the use of SMS codes for authentication purposes, a Google spokesperson said. Here’s what you need to know.

According to Richendrfer, over the next few months, Google will be "reimagining" how the company verifies phone numbers.

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' ...

Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

In an attempt to improve user privacy, Google's Gmail has decided to replace SMS authentication with QR codes.

Google has shared more details around its plans on replacing SMS codes with QR codes for user authentication. Read on for the ...

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The search-and-ads giant introduced SMS distribution of one-time passcodes for authentication for Gmail in February 2011, and ...

Google is finally dropping support for SMS-based login codes, which is widely considered an insecure form of two-factor ...

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order ...

First, QR codes eliminate the numeric authentication code, so there's no code for a scammer to intercept or exploit. Second, they're not dependent on any anti-abuse or anti-SMS swapping protections ...