Google plans to replace SMS verification with QR codes due to phishing risks and security vulnerabilities exploited by scammers. QR codes will eliminate the need to enter security codes when ...

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 ...

Google is the latest service to make this shift, it has announced that Gmail will soon use QR code verification instead of SMS verification. This might seem like an irrelevant change, but here's ...