Update, Feb. 26, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 23, now includes additional commentary regarding the potential security implications of the decision to deprecate SMS from the Gmail ...

Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor ...

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You'll soon see a big change in how your Gmail account is secured and your two-factor authenticated logins are handled.