A new Facebook developer tool can potentially make it quicker to sign into other apps on Android. Earlier today, TechCrunch reported on a new feature in the Facebook Login Account Kit, a developer platform that was first announced in April. Called Instant Verification, the feature is designed to avoid making users go through SMS-based authentication — an extra security step that can hamstring users in places without stable cell service.
Facebook’s Account Kit is separate from the Facebook social network, and it ordinarily doesn’t require a Facebook account to use. App developers who integrate the Account Kit can ask users to log into mobile apps with their phone number, instead of remembering a password. Normally, this would send a code...
Facebook’s password-free sign-in platform is now less reliant on text messages appeared first on http://www.theverge.com
No comments:
Post a Comment