Many services send one-time passwords to authenticate your login, which is good for security but can be a pain for the organization of your message inbox. A new report says that Google has a solution.
Google Messages may soon get a feature that will automatically delete one-time passwords (OTPs) from your inbox after 24 hours. The folks at XDA-Developers spotted a few new code strings in Google Messages v6.7.067 that hints at the feature:
<string name="otp_auto_deletion_promo_banner_body_text">Auto-delete OTPs after 24hrs</string>
<string name="otp_auto_deletion_promo_banner_negative_button_text">No thanks</string>
<string name="otp_auto_deletion_promo_banner_positive_button_text">Continues</string>
<string name="otp_content_description">This message is categorized as a one-time password</string>
These strings suggest that when you get a message with a one-time password, Google will offer to begin deleting them after 24 hours. You'll be able to select "Continue" if you want the feature turned on or "No thanks" if you don't.
One-time passwords can really clutter up your message inbox, and sometimes you may forget to delete them because after one comes in, you go about your business by logging into the service that you want to use. This new Google Messages feature will do the deleting for you, although some folks may not want to rely on Google to guess which messages are one-time passwords and would prefer to have more control over their inbox and delete OTPs manually.
Google hasn't officially announced this feature yet, so it's unclear when this new feature might begin rolling out in Messages. When it does, you can be sure we'll let you know.