Google is making a big change to how authentication works in Gmail to keep you safe while also preventing cybercriminals and fraudsters from abusing its services.

Google will soon change how you’ll authenticate your Gmail account. Instead of the familiar SMS security code, Google is moving to a more secure method. Moving From SMS to QR Codes for Gmail Authentication First reported by Forbes,

Google is about to overhaul the login procedure for nearly 2 billion Gmail users as part of a major security update to its email service. The current method of sending an SMS text message to verify a user’s identity will be phased out “over the next few months”,