Following Google, Samsung makes two factor authentication mandatory for Samsung Account

Samsung account is a free unified membership service that allows you to use Samsung services on smartphones, tablets, websites, TVs, and other devices. According to the information, Samsung has now released a new update for the Samsung account, which brings a big change.

Just like Google, Samsung has now made two-factor authentication mandatory in Samsung Account, which provides a higher level of security to the devices. Two-factor authentication or two-step verification is a secure process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves.

Updated Version:

To be mentioned, the latest update of the Samsung account can be identified via version number 13.0.01.1 and package size 14.19 MB. You can check its changelog below.

Two-factor authentication methods rely on the user providing a password as the first factor and a second different factor-usually a security token or a biometric factor, such as fingerprints or facial scans.

What’s New:

• Now, creating a new account or logging in requires two-factor authentication

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Enjoy various Samsung services through your Samsung account without having to register for each service separately. To login into the Samsung account to need to follow the simple steps mention below:

1. Open the Samsung account homepage
2. Click “Sign in”.
3. Enter your email address and password and click “Sign in”.
4. Enter the two-step verification code sent to your phone and click “Verify”.