Google is gearing up to replace SMS text messages with QR codes for account authentication in Gmail. This strategic shift is ...

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

Google phases out SMS multi-factor authentication. Users now verify accounts with QR codes. This change aims to improve ...

In an effort to curb global SMS scams, Google is planning to shift away from SMS two-factor authentication. Instead, Google ...

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 ...

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

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

The change will roll out in the coming months and help reduce fraud and spam while improving security.

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

Instead of getting six-digit log-in codes via SMS, which is unsafe and prone to phishing, users will see a QR code that they can scan with their phone’s camera.