Google’s Android lockdown is now in full flight, as the once footloose mobile OS becomes ever more like the more buttoned-down iPhone. Whether its clamping down on sideloading or older phones or poor-quality apps or stolen devices, narrowing the security and privacy gap to Apple seems to have become the primary focus.
And so it’s with the latest revelation, it was first seen via 9to5Google, with a primary replacement in Google Spark OFF that checks “It’s you” when you log into your account on your phone. “Google Invite is a Smart 2-factor authentication (2FA) option for the broad primary of users, Google has now added fingerprint or pin authentication to the process. Within a few days, we started noticing one more step after urgent “Yes, it’s me” in the full-screen “Try connecting” Google invite.
This security faces its Google account and supports the safety of undeniable devices with anything more powerful physically when it access your own account or while a delicate task acts. The concept, as with other defenses such as the robbery coverage, is only to verify a device. Through a stolen pin enough to do the maximum serious damage.
According to Android Authority, “Whenever more measures are added to a procedure, you can expect this procedure to take a little longer. Fortunately, anything like scanning your finger or entering your spindle can be done quickly. A few seconds is a fair industry for an extra layer of protection.
And while this is coming to your Android phone courtesy of Google Play Services version 25.02.34, iPhone users are not exempt. “Google Account users on iOS should start seeing the change as well,” Android Authority says. “Instead of Play Services, the Google app or Gmail is responsible for the prompt on iOS.”
Google “recommends Google prompts instead of text message (SMS) verification codes,” given that a signed-in, trusted device ecosystem with biometric security is much more secure than any form of messages 2FA combined with a username and password. It’s the same reason passkeys are set to become the norm.
The spark approach can also provide messages on other connected devices when a link attempt is made, which allows a much faster blockade due to an unauthorized attempt. The last security update will be received through all.
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