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Google has said it's planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that you would scan with your device.

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Quick Response (QR) codes have become an integral part of modern digital interactions, from contactless payments and marketing campaigns to authentication and logistics tracking. However, their ...

Gmail is discontinuing support for SMS-based 2FA codes The company first introduced support for SMS authentication in 2011 Google says it will eventually display a QR code when users try to log in ...

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order to verify that it is actually you trying to log in. This potentially ...

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 ...

Once the change has been implemented, instead of verifying phone numbers by sending a six-digit code, a QR code will be presented that users can scan using the camera app on their smartphones.

Instead of entering your number and getting a six-digit code via SMS, you'll see a QR code that you scan with your phone's camera. Richendrfer said Google is making this switch to "reduce the ...

Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse.

Worry not, that’ll soon be the problem of the past. You’ll soon start receiving QR codes instead of SMS for two-step verification to access Gmail. That said, Google isn’t axing the reliance ...