As you may know, Google removed the option to sign in Google Messages with QR Pairing. Now, they force you to do it ONLY with a Google account. People who don’t have and don’t want to create one, or people that just prefer QR pairing can still do it. But with a workaround:

  1. Download (or use) a Google Messages version that still allows QR pairing (like one from January 2026). It can be downloaded from Uptodown store. I tried installing it from an apk directly but it failed.
  2. Open the link: https://messages.google.com/web/authentication
  3. Sign in following the instructions on the screen.

Do it as soon as possible because Google might remove this option soon.

  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    expand the scope and you’ll come to understand why it’s also your problem.

    for example: what happens if one of those people who have added to their arsenal to communicate with you puts the password into a compromised password manager? or what if their phone is already compromised somehow and they don’t know it?