The ODTR has announced details of a new SMS service, which will allow for a range of new mobile services.

Discover the power of RCS messaging and how it differs from SMS and iMessage. Explore the features and benefits of this innovative protocol.

SMS is one of the oldest and most commonly used methods of mobile communication, but how does it work and what features does it offer?

What it is: Like SMS-based two-factor authentication, authenticator apps generate codes that need to be inputted when prompted.

So what’s wrong with SMS codes? Are they really unsafe? And if they are, what can we use instead? SMS codes are really just one form of what’s called “two-factor authentication,” or 2FA.

Google is experimenting with a new way for Android users to confirm the identity of people they message. The company has ...

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' dependency on carriers for account verification.

Google is phasing out SMS-based six-digit authentication codes for Gmail, opting instead for QR codes as a more secure method of two-factor authentication (2FA), according to the Forbes report ...

What you might not realise is that new scams have made security codes sent by SMS message or email less secure than they used to be, writes Mike Johnstone.