Mobile handset security is a major issue nowadays with cellphone chargers that take over your phone and massive data breaches. Twitter is hoping to help users secure their information by integrating two-step verification into their mobile apps for Android and iOS.
The updated apps will be hitting their respective app stores today with two-step verification. The way this works is that logging into Twitter will require two forms of authentication: one password and one randomly generated code. This random code is now generated by the Twitter app, instead of relying on a user’s phone number to send a SMS (though SMS verification still works).
But what if you lose your phone and can’t get to the code generator? Twitter provides users with backup codes, which should be stored in a secure location. You will use these backup codes as a last resort to get into your account.
You can download the latest Twitter apps at the links below. If you want to learn more about setting up two-step verification for your other accounts, check out our handy guide.
