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' ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 is reportedly introducing QR codes as an authentication for Gmail instead of SMSes. Per a report by Forbes, citing ...

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