Enabling RCS chats on Android only takes a few taps. Make sure you have an active SIM card inserted in your phone, and, in ...

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Google plans to replace SMS codes with QR codes for account verification. If you're logging into Gmail, one current authentication option is a six-digit code sent via SMS.

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Google now hopes to move beyond SMS, which has become so frequently abused that it negates any supposed security benefit. Instead of using SMS, the company will reportedly switch to using QR codes.

Google will soon phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication in favor of QR codes. The company will use various techniques, including attempting to verify the user’s number directly with their ...

In an effort to curb global SMS scams, Google is planning to shift away from SMS two-factor authentication. Instead, Google will prompt users to scan a QR code to authenticate their phone numbers ...

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...

Google is not the only company to move away from SMS for 2FA. Last year, Evernote removed SMS from its service , and the secure messaging app Signal removed it in 2022 . X, Apple and Microsoft ...

In the coming months, Google will replace Gmail’s SMS code authentication with QR codes to help reduce fraud and spam while increasing security for users.