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 can scan with their phone’s camera.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to ...

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

Last week, a similar feature in macOS 26 was discovered, where verification code autofill works in Google Chrome. Currently, verification codes only work with Apple’s Safari browser.

Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail Switching to QR codes for verification could help limit account hacks and spam.

Google has warned 2.5 billion Gmail users across the world to change their passwords and turn on two-step verification.