Users who choose to activate the safety measure will receive codes via SMS that they will need to input alongside their password and username as before.
Sony’s implementation of two-step verification is not standardized across all platforms. It only works via text message; you cannot use it with apps like Authy or Google Authenticator. And Sony will text you a code only when you’re logging in on the company’s latest platforms: the web, a PlayStation 4, an Xperia device or the PlayStation App on mobile devices.
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