Google is replacing Gmail’s SMS authentication with QR codes

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February 24, 2025, 5:11 PM

• •Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor authentication tool for Gmail.
• •Instead, over the next few months, QR codes will be rolled out as a replacement for SMS codes in an attempt to “reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse,” Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes.
• •The move will also help Google avoid a more recent scam called traffic pumping or toll fraud.

Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor authentication tool for Gmail. The change will roll out in the coming months and help reduce fraud and spam while improving security.

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