Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoWhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verificationwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down16
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verificationwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔linkEnglish14•7 months agoNo. Only phone number. The password is sent by SMS on every login.
minus-square@neutron@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoI hate apps and services doing that.
minus-square@Asudox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•7 months agogreat. I always wanted to receive passwords via sms /s
minus-squarelemmyvorelinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoIt’s not a password it’s a one time code to confirm you have access to the phone number.
minus-squarelemmyvorelinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoLike I said, the goal is to verify access to the phone number, because that’s the main account identification. TOTP is not related to the phone number in any way.
No. Only phone number. The password is sent by SMS on every login.
I hate apps and services doing that.
great. I always wanted to receive passwords via sms
/s
It’s not a password it’s a one time code to confirm you have access to the phone number.
Still bad. TOTP is better than that.
Like I said, the goal is to verify access to the phone number, because that’s the main account identification.
TOTP is not related to the phone number in any way.