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

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

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 ...

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

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

Google is planning to replace text messages with more secure QR codes for Gmail authentication. In a conversation with Forbes ...

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

Google is set to replace SMS-based authentication for Gmail with QR codes, a move aimed at enhancing security and combating ...

“Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of things like passkeys,” Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told me, “we want to move away from sending SMS messages for authentication.

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