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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Google is shaking up Gmail's two-factor authentication, and it wants to move towards QR codes, passkeys, and more.

Google replaces SMS authentication with QR codes for Gmail login. Users scan codes for secure access. This change improves ...

According to Forbes, Google plans to patch this vulnerability soon. The company will stop using SMS codes for verification, ...