Diane, I am sure I will print out those codes one day if I am traveling or something. What is nice about the authenticator app over a text message is the authenticator app does not rely on cell service or data service on the phone. It is a standalone app that randomly creates codes for me based on my Google account. If I am in a bad cell service area I might not get a text message and I might not have printed out the code sheet. I always have my phone with me and as long as the phone has battery power, I can always get a code.
Just a personal preference. Jeff On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 4:53 PM, DEP/Dodo <depfah...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have no idea what the "Authenticator app" is and don''t think I want to > know, Jeff, if you can recall everything I went through regarding 2SV > before I got the smartphone. Why do you use that instead of, for ex., > printing out verif. codes that are sent you by Google when you opt for them? > > *~Diane* > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Jeff Grossman <j...@stikman.com> wrote: > >> That's good to know. It doesn't surprise me that they have started using >> that method to gain access to people's Google accounts. I am setup to use >> the Authenticator app when getting codes for 2-step authentication so >> Google does not send me text messages with verification codes. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gmail-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to gmail-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gmail-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to gmail-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
