Overview
- Opening messages.google.com/web now surfaces a prompt stating that QR code pairing is going away soon.
- Users are urged to sign in with a Google Account to stay connected and avoid interruption to Messages for web.
- Google has not provided a specific removal date, offering only the indication that the change is coming soon.
- Account-based access debuted in 2023 and involves entering credentials and confirming an emoji on the linked phone.
- Messages for web also powers SMS and RCS on Android tablets as a Progressive Web App, and 9to5Google notes the shift could add steps for users not already signed in to Google services.