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 ...

In an exchange with Forbes, a Google spokesperson confirmed that the company is working on ditching SMS text messages as a ...

Following an exclusive conversation with Google, I can reveal that Gmail is to ditch the use of SMS codes for authentication ...

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

SMS-based two-factor authentication has security issues. That's why Google is finally replacing it with something better soon ...

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 ...

This is why the recent revelation that Gmail plans to move away from sending SMS messages for verification (per Forbes) by ...

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