The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Due to a recent data breach, Google tells users to change their passwords and implement two-factor authentication to protect their accounts from hackers.

Google is shifting default 2FA to QR codes Passkeys are the future, but in the meantime, Google is shifting to QR codes as the default verification method for phone numbers.

Google is urging 2.5 billion Gmail users to change passwords and enable two step verification after new cyberattacks from the ShinyHunters group targeted Gmail and Google Cloud accounts worldwide.

Google acknowledges email verification bypassed Google has a simple yet highly robust and reliable email verification system that can confirm ownership of an email account.

Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail Switching to QR codes for verification could help limit account hacks and spam.

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