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 ...

According to Forbes, Google plans to patch this vulnerability soon. The company will stop using SMS codes for verification, ...

The search-and-ads giant introduced SMS distribution of one-time passcodes for authentication for Gmail in February 2011, and ...

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

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

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

Google is planning to replace text messages with more secure QR codes for Gmail authentication. In a conversation with Forbes ...

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 ...

In an exclusive conversation with Google insiders, Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer confirmed the company’s commitment to moving away from SMS authentication. “Just like we want to move past ...