Instead of relying on SMS-based authentication, I've recommended using a dedicated authenticator app, or the password-less Passkeys system that Google itself is pushing quite a bit. When using an ...

Google will soon phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication in favor of QR codes. The company will use various techniques, including attempting to verify the user’s number directly with their ...

Enabling RCS chats on Android only takes a few taps. Make sure you have an active SIM card inserted in your phone, and, in ...

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...

Update, February 25, 2025 (04:05 AM ET): Google has shared more details with us on how this move away from SMS codes would work.In some instances, users will send an SMS to a Google number instead ...

The RCS (Rich Communication Services) standard intended as a replacement for the older SMS (Short Message Service) is now ...

Switching to RCS on Android unlocks smarter texting features, including read receipts, typing indicators, and better media ...

A million two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS passed through an obscure third-party company. Here's how it happened ...

Google now hopes to move beyond SMS, which has become so frequently abused that it negates any supposed security benefit. Instead of using SMS, the company will reportedly switch to using QR codes.

Google has been busy baking Gemini into all of its products (such as Android Auto) and adding support for all kinds of ...

Google is not the only company to move away from SMS for 2FA. Last year, Evernote removed SMS from its service , and the secure messaging app Signal removed it in 2022 . X, Apple and Microsoft ...

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 ...