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Android apps can automatically detect verification codes or OTPs sent via SMS, and it looks like Chrome for Android will also support this.

If you lose cellular service, you will not receive your OTPs. Worse yet, if your phone gets stolen, the thief could access your SMS messages and use them to enter sensitive accounts like banking apps.

With billions of people worldwide using SMS verification for online services, phone numbers have evolved from simple communication tools into universal digital identifiers.