You'll get a QR code or setup key. Next, open the Google Authenticator app and tap the plus sign. Record the 2FA code/key. Whenever you're asked for the 2FA code, open Google Authenticator to find it.

Running Google Authenticator on your mobile device is an effective way to protect your online accounts and logins with two-factor authenticator codes. But in the past, those codes would appear ...

All you have to do is scan a QR code for the service you want to turn 2FA on for, and the app will generate a new log-in code around every 30 seconds. This week, Google has given its 2FA app ...

Scan a QR code or enter the code manually to register the app for MFA on your preferred website. I could register social media accounts using the Google Authenticator app without problems. Backing ...

Google will stop supporting SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail, replacing it with QR code support. This change aims to enhance security, as malicious users can trick people into ...

Google later added a more pleasant code-transfer system in which the copy of Authenticator on your old phone generates a QR code that you scan with Authenticator on your new device.

An update to Authenticator for Android and iOS now stores backups of codes in your Google account. You won't have to reauthorize all your linked apps (or scan a QR code) just because you got a new ...

Google has said it's planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that you would scan with your device.

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...