Google SMS has lots of features that GOOG-411 lacks, like flight arrival details, and language translations. You can even set your ZIP code so that the big G knows where you're searching from.

An APK teardown of the Google app version 16.25.44 shows that Google is adding RCS support for Gemini. Google Gemini on ...

Google will soon phase out SMS-based two-factor authentication in favor of QR codes. The company will use various techniques, including attempting to verify the user’s number directly with their ...

Switching to RCS on Android unlocks smarter texting features, including read receipts, typing indicators, and better media ...

Instead of relying on SMS-based authentication, I've recommended using a dedicated authenticator app, or the password-less Passkeys system that Google itself is pushing quite a bit. When using an ...

Google now hopes to move beyond SMS, which has become so frequently abused that it negates any supposed security benefit. Instead of using SMS, the company will reportedly switch to using QR codes.

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 ...

Google is not the only company to move away from SMS for 2FA. Last year, Evernote removed SMS from its service , and the secure messaging app Signal removed it in 2022 . X, Apple and Microsoft ...

Google is about to overhaul the login procedure for nearly 2 billion Gmail users as part of a major security update to its email service.. The current method of sending an SMS text message to ...

Google announced a new test service that allows people to use mobile phones or handheld devices to tap Google's Web search via text messages, or short message service. IE 11 is not supported.