A Google verification code is a short numeric code that's sometimes sent to your phone or email address, which you use to complete a task like password recovery. It's an added security step that ...

While my opinion may not be popular, I think Google's QR code authentication is better than other 2FA methods.

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order to verify that it is actually you trying to log in. This potentially ...

Google has said it's planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify ... we want to move away from sending SMS messages for authentication," Richendrfer said. The goal would be ...

Chromecast users are facing authentication issues. We explain what happened to cause the issue, and what you can do to fix it ...

Currently, Google sends SMS codes for two reasons: to confirm that a new login is legitimate and to block spammers from opening Gmail accounts in bulk. You type in your credentials, and a moment later ...

Google is to finally phase out the use of text message authentication for logging in to Gmail on laptops and PCs in favour of smartphone camera-scanned QR codes. The shift, it claims, will improve ...

Look for a way to add two-factor authentication that might be labeled as specifically as “use Google Authenticator” (you can use other apps or Apple’s Passwords app), shown as a QR code ...

Like the Buddy System in The Simpsons, SMS authentication was only foolproof if everything went right. But when both “buddies” could be compromised at the same time, the entire system was doomed to ...

In 2021, Google started enabling two-step verification (2SV) automatically for Google accounts, citing vastly better security for the accounts that have it enabled. Now, the company shared some ...