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It would be useful if people went to their Google Account page, clicked the Security tab, then tried to access the Two Factor Auth page and reported back what options they had to authenticate. Do you have options other than "enter a two factor auth code"? Can you authenticate on that page with SMS or a backup code?

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Using the Google app on my Android phone (stock, unrooted, GPlay enabled), the Security, 2FA link launches a WebView screen. It has my username prefilled. When I click Next, I'm given a failure page saying "This browser or app may not be secure". The Web View app is up to date, version 108.

Wow, that's.. even worse than my experience.

It would probably work if you used the official browser, it's not a bad idea for the website to block webviews. But pretty funny that their app uses a webview which the service then blocks.

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