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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Google is shaking up Gmail's two-factor authentication, and it wants to move towards QR codes, passkeys, and more.

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

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 ...

Google's Gmail is now planning to replace the SMS two-factor authentication process with a QR code. According to a Forbes ...