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 email conversation with Forbes published in a story on Sunday, Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer described this upcoming change. Instead of entering your number and getting a six-digit ...

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

News from Google this morning is that Gmail will soon ditch SMS code authentication, because honestly, it’s just not all that ...

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

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

“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.

A new report claims you're going to need a smartphone or tablet to verify your identity if Google asks you to.

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

The search-and-ads giant introduced SMS distribution of one-time passcodes for authentication for Gmail in February 2011, and ...

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

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