In an effort to curb global SMS scams, Google is planning to shift away from SMS two-factor authentication. Instead, Google will prompt users to scan a QR code to authenticate their phone numbers ...

SMS is widely regarded as an insecure form of two-factor authentication, and another example of this has just emerged. A carrier looks to be injecting ads into the Google verification code used to ...

Google Messages is one of the company’s most popular apps, which is probably why it’s always getting new features. Google has ...

Android apps can automatically detect verification codes or OTPs sent via SMS, and it looks like Chrome for Android will also support this.

A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android ...

If you have logged in recently with your Apple ID and requested an SMS-based second-factor verification code instead of using the trusted device method, you might have noticed Apple made a change ...

Screenshots of the prototype system indicate that SMS verification codes will remain an option for users who want or need them. The company didn't say when it plans to release the new non-SMS 2FA ...

It turns out that it’s extremely tedious to implement SMS verification codes that work reliably. “Initially, when I started looking at this problem at Zenly, we only had one provider.

Google Messages is rolling out QR code-based key verification to confirm that you’re “communicating with the person you intend to.” ...

Gmail SMS Authentication Is Shutting Down in Favor of QR Code Verification—Is This a More Secure Method? SMS is already outdated and unsafe, says Google.

Two-step verification is great. However, if you happen to lose your phone and don’t have a few backup codes on you then it can make finding your devic ...