Google will soon allow you to verify your identity using QR codes to access Gmail, as it is scrapping the older SMS ...

Google sent SMS codes to users as part of two-factor authentication. These codes helped confirm identity and also prevented ...

Google将调整Gmail身分验证方式，逐步淘汰过往採用的手机简讯验证码，改採QR Code扫描机制，其目的在于提升帐户安全性，防范诈骗与盗用风险。据富比士（Forbes）报导，Gmail发言人Ross Richendrfer说明，Google的目 ...

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' ...

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 ...

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

Gmail is mostly used in the office or corporate world in the country. It has been seen many times that people reset their ...

Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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

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 ...

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