The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Google provides a long-awaited and much-needed update to its Authenticator app as the company says we are moving to a passwordless future. The update, available on both Android and iOS, allows users ...

While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

Your Android or iPhone can probably already scan QR codes. Here's how to do it no matter what phone you have. When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found ...

Microsoft’s new Authenticator app, which was announced at the end of July, is now available on iOS and Android. Previously Microsoft had separate authentication apps for consumer and enterprise ...

Leave it to Microsoft to make something as simple as a two-factor authentication (2FA) app as complicated as possible. Thankfully, Microsoft is cleaning up its hodge-podge of authenticator apps that ...

I used to recommend and use Google Authenticator for my 2SV (two-step verification) needs. But over the years, it was superseded by more advanced apps that do more and which make the security offered ...

QR codes have been around for a long time, but it seems like they've recently found new, heightened popularity. Many restaurants, for example, have switched to leaving a QR code at the table so you ...

Google hasn't significantly tweaked Authenticator on Android for years (Android Police notes the last big upgrade was in 2017), but it's about to get a much-needed refresh. The company is rolling out ...