Chrome for Android can now verify emails automatically
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TL;DR
- Chrome 154 adds Email Verification support on Android, letting supported sites confirm your email address through the browser.
- The feature could replace the usual verification email or one-time code, but both the website and email provider must support Google’s protocol.
- Google says the Chrome feature is separate from Android’s Verified Email system for apps, though it is working to make the two experiences more consistent.
Chrome already knows plenty about you when you’re filling out forms, from your saved addresses to payment details. But soon, it may also be able to quietly prove that an email address is really yours without sending you off to your inbox first. That idea has been taking shape on desktop for months, and with Chrome 154, it is finally making its way to Android.
Google shares that it’s extending its Email Verification origin trial to Chrome for Android. The Verified Email section is appearing under Settings > Addresses and more, complete with an “Automatically confirm your emails” toggle.
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The feature is designed to reduce friction when signing up for websites and services. Instead of sending you an email and waiting for you to manually confirm ownership, Chrome can work with a supported email provider to verify the address directly. If everything matches, the website receives a signed verification token and can move you along without the usual detour through your inbox.
That convenience does come with a few requirements. You need to be signed in to your email provider in the browser, while both the provider and the website must support Google’s verification protocol. In other words, the setting may already be visible in Chrome, but you should not expect every verification email to vanish overnight.
This isn’t Google’s only attempt to make email verification less cumbersome on Android. Earlier this year, Android gained a separate Verified Email system that lets apps retrieve a verified address through digital credentials, potentially avoiding magic links and one-time PINs during app sign-ups. Google stresses that Chrome’s implementation is separate, although it says it is working to make the two experiences more consistent.
And while verification codes aren’t going away, Google is smoothing over that process, too. Gmail recently started showing a “Copy code” shortcut directly in the inbox for 2FA emails, saving you from opening the message first.
Google says it doesn’t expect any more breaking changes and is preparing to ship Email Verification more broadly.
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