Google is ditching SMS - and will now use QR codes for Gmail account authentication
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Googleis officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factorauthenticator. QR codes will also solve two other concerns related to SMS authentication methods. The second being the authentication will no longer be reliant on the phone service providers abuse and fraud protections.