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Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse.

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

However, most sensitive apps, especially financial ones, still rely on the traditional method of using a password along with two-factor authentication. In most cases, this involves receiving SMS codes ...

SMS messages are something of a security disaster—and now for two-factor authentication, Google is doing something about it.

SMS 2FA codes pose risks for account security. It's an easily exploitable method due to a lack of encryption and easy interception ...

Google shut down its SMS Search service late last week, leaving users of other Google SMS services wondering about the fates of those tools.

Both Rick and I have pointed out the great new(ish) Google products for cellphones: 1-800-GOOG-411 and Google SMS. Deciding which one to use is more than a matter of preferring to talk or use your ...

Google rolled out a new look and feel for two-factor authentication earlier this year, and soon it will encourage people still using the text message-based system to try it out. Google Prompt pops ...

Google SMS adds flight info We've long been fans of using Google SMS to fetch information from our phones. Now we can use it to retrieve airline numbers and flight status.

Gmail SMS Authentication Is Shutting Down in Favor of QR Code Verification—Is This a More Secure Method? SMS is already outdated and unsafe, says Google.