Google’s new feature to allow you to transfer SMS OTP from your phone to PC – Times of India

Performing online or banking transactions on a laptop means ensuring that your phone is with you to enter the OTP received. This requirement/requirement may change in the coming weeks or even days — at least for Android phone users. Google Working on WebOTP API. It will give websites the ability to receive one-time passwords programmatically from SMS messages and automatically fill out forms for users with just one tap without switching apps.
In general terms, Google is working on a feature to enable transfer of SMS One Time Password (OTP) from phone to PC with Chrome 93 update. Chrome 93 will support WebOTP (Web One Time Password) interface, this means that the web browser will automatically detect and read the code received on the users phone and enter it. The prerequisite is that users need an Android phone, and both the handset and the desktop browser must be signed into the same Google account. Another important requirement is that the website they are using should support WebOTP technology. The reason why this feature is currently dependent on the Chromium web engine is why it is not supported. Apple equipment.
Android phone users can already try this feature on the Chrome beta page (https://developer.chrome.com/blog/cross-device-webotp/).
prerequisites
* A desktop or a laptop computer (windows, machandjob Linux or Chrome OS).
* An Android phone with google play services Version 20.30.12 or higher.
* Chrome 93 or later, on both desktop or laptop and mobile. Chrome 93 beta is available until the end of July 2021.
*You must be signed-in to the same Google Account on both desktop Chrome and mobile Chrome. For example, via https://myaccount.google.com/ or https://mail.google.com. There is no need to turn on sync.
* On your Android device, you need to sign-in to Android via “Settings->Google”.
* Chrome 93 should be the default browser on Android devices.
* Chrome 93 must be running in the foreground or background on an Android device.
Steps to follow to proceed

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