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WhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verification (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a password it's a one time code to confirm you have access to the phone number.

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still bad. TOTP is better than that.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

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.