Gmail is to ditch the use of SMS codes for authentication purposes, a Google spokesperson said. Here’s what you need to know.

In an attempt to improve user privacy, Google's Gmail has decided to replace SMS authentication with QR codes.

According to Richendrfer, over the next few months, Google will be "reimagining" how the company verifies phone numbers. Gmail and other Google services will shift from texting six-digit codes over SMS to sending a QR code that a user would verify.

Currently, Google sends SMS codes for two reasons: to confirm that a new login is legitimate and to block spammers from opening Gmail accounts in bulk. You type in your credentials, and a moment later,

If you use Gmail then this news is very important for you. Because Google's Gmail is now going to change a lot in the authentication process. According to Forbes' report, Gmail is now ending its SMS-based six-digit authentication code and instead,