Gmail is transitioning from SMS verification to QR codes for increased security. QR codes eliminate the risk of sharing sensitive info with scammers.

Instead of receiving an SMS, a QR code will be sent to your phone to verify your Gmail account.

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

News Gmail is killing SMS-based 2FA login codes in favor of this instead SMS-based two-factor authentication has security issues. That's why Google is finally replacing it with something better soon.

Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor authentication tool for Gmail, Forbes reports. Instead, over the next few months ...