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

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 ...

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

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

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

Google is revolutionizing the way users log in to their accounts, introducing a safer and more secure authentication method.

Google confirmed today (Feb 24) that it will soon fade out its SMS code sign-in method for Gmail in favor of QR codes. The ...

SMS-based two-factor authentication has security issues. That's why Google is finally replacing it with something better soon ...

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

Instead of getting six-digit log-in codes via SMS, which is unsafe and prone to phishing, users will see a QR code that they can scan with their phone’s camera.

The change will roll out in the coming months and help reduce fraud and spam while improving security.