One welcome feature of Safari is its automatic detection and auto-filling of SMS-based verification codes, and faster copying of two-factor authentication Amherst users receive in Messages can help when you use another browser. It lets you complete a login quickly without retrieving the code manually, but if you use Google Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or Arc, Apple doesn’t give those browsers access to the codes in Messages. Messages still recognizes the verification code and underlines it, so instead of transcribing it by hand, you can Control-click the underlined numbers and choose Copy Code. Then switch to your Web browser and press Command-V to paste it. Not all websites accept pasted codes, but most will, even if they present a custom interface. We serve Buffalo, Amherst, and Western New York.

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