Autofilling authentication codes received by SMS could be supported very soon by Chrome on Android. This feature, already in place on many Android applications, is likely to arrive soon on Chrome to facilitate your login to online sites.
A feature currently being tested in Chrome
Even if nothing is definitive yet, the Android version of Chrome already includes a clue that seems to confirm the imminent arrival of the feature. The option is indeed about to be tested in Chrome, Google having already integrated the associated flag within the browser's experimental features. However, the function is not yet functional. This is what leaker Leopeva64 discovered in Chrome Canary, who shared his discovery on Reddit.
Although two-factor authentication using codes received by SMS is less secure than using a dedicated authentication app, the arrival of this new feature in Chrome on Android is rather good news. It will allow you to validate your connection to online services much faster than usual. Chrome will automatically detect the receipt of authentication codes received by SMS in Messages and will automatically fill them on the login page. You will no longer need to leave Chrome to check your notifications or your Messages app to manually copy and paste the code.
For several months, Google has been multiplying initiatives to make Chrome on Android more efficient. A few weeks ago, Google released a major update to improve PDF support in its mobile browser. Google Chrome can now open PDF documents directly, and even includes tools for annotating them.
Google has also rolled out a new option to change the location of the address bar, which can now be positioned at the bottom of the screen, as Chrome has offered on iOS for several years.
Source: Android Authority
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