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Quickly copy a 2FA code in Android Messages notifications
July 04, 2025
We all have some experience withtwo-factor authentication(2FA). Any time you attempt to log in to an online account and have to receive a text message first with a temporary code – that’s two-factor authentication.
Android Messages is looking to make 2FA a little easier by actually giving you the ability to copy the 2FA code in your message right from the notification. Check out the screenshot below, viaAndroid Police, to see what this means:
Of course, this really only helps if you’re logging into an account on your phone. If you’re logging on using your laptop or desktop, copying the code to your phone’s clipboard won’t be much help.
Still, it’s a nice feature that should make the whole 2FA process a bit easier.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like everyone is going to get the feature. Right now, myOnePlus 5runningAndroid 8.1 Oreostill has the 3.0.040 version of Android Messages, updated on June 17, 2025. However, theGoogle Play Storesays the app was recently updated on June 06, 2025; but for some reason, I don’t have access to that update on my OP5.
Users on Reddit, who were the first to notice the new feature, seem to be using theDP2 version of Android P. It might be that you need to be on Android P to get the feature for now.
If all else fails, you can always head toAPKMirrorto download the latest version of Android Messages and then sideload it to your phone.
Let us know in the comments if you can get the latest version of the app running and if you have the 2FA copy feature!
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