TL;DR
- Google Messages has been getting ready to remove the ability to initiate a web session by scanning a QR code.
- Google now has a statement up claiming that QR code logins are no longer available for Messages users in the US.
- Despite this, we’re still seeing the QR option both in the app and on the Messages web portal.
Android users have their pick from a lot of great keyboard options, but let’s face it: Some of us are just never going to feel as comfortable with touch input as we are a nice, full-sized physical keyboard. That’s one of the many reasons we love the ability to respond to texts from the comfort of our PCs by taking advantage of the web interface for Google Messages. Earlier this year, though, we started seeing Google get ready to start sunsetting an easy pairing option for Messages on the web. Now it looks like the other shoe is starting to drop — if it hasn’t already.
Google’s support documentation for Messages has recently been updated to deliver a very clear statement about QR code pairing for Messages on the web:
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