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Gmail Adds 'Copy Code' Button for 2FA
Confirmed
In Short: Gmail now offers a 'Copy code' button for two-factor authentication codes, streamlining the login process.
Gmail is rolling out a new 'Copy code' shortcut that lets users grab a 2FA code straight from the inbox without opening the message first.
The 'Copy code' button appears as a pill-shaped button beneath the email’s subject line, in the same area Gmail uses for attachment previews and other contextual actions.
This feature is available in Gmail for Android version 2026.09.07.x and iOS version 6.0.260907.
Users can tap the button to copy the code directly to their clipboard, ready to paste into the app or website asking for it.
The new feature comes after Gmail’s recent rollout of Live voice search and chat across Gmail, Docs, and Keep, as well as wider availability of Gemini-powered inbox answers for paying users.
Google Messages already recognizes one-time passwords in SMS and directly shows a button in the notification shade to copy them.
Gmail now surfaces the detected one-time passcode at the top within the email.
However, the 'Copy code' upgrade is not yet available for one-time passwords for Gmail on the web.
Users should ensure they are running the latest build of the Gmail app on their phone if they do not see the feature yet.
Previously, users had to open the Gmail app, find the email, and manually copy the code from the email's content.
The new shortcut ensures that users can quickly copy the code without hunting for it amid the brand's instructions or other text.
In some cases, the copy code button appears inside emails but not on the Gmail app's home screen.
What this adds
This report adds details on the specific versions of the Gmail app where the 'Copy code' button is available and the process of how the feature works.
The sources have not established when the feature will be available on the web version of Gmail.
Background
Gmail now offers a 'Copy code' button for two-factor authentication codes, streamlining the login process.
What's confirmed
- This shortcut is here to address that, and it appears as a pill-shaped “Copy code: 000000” button beneath the email’s subject line, in the same area Gmail uses for attachment previews and other contextual actions. 9to5Google first spotted the feature, and we can confirm it’s live on our devices.
- The “Copy code” button is showing up in Gmail for Android version 2026.09.07.x and iOS version 6.0.260907.
- It comes after Gmail’s recent rollout of Live voice search and chat across Gmail, Docs, and Keep, as well as wider availability of Gemini-powered inbox answers for paying users.
What's still developing
- While two-factor authentication is supposed to keep your accounts safer, the last step can still feel unnecessarily clumsy when the code lands in your inbox.
- Android already does a good job of handling verification codes, as long as they arrive by text message.
- Things get a bit more complicated when such one-time codes arrive over email, requiring more work to copy them.
- Prior to this update, people faced a tedious routine when handling verification codes sent via email.
- Logging into online platforms meant waiting for the notification, opening the mail client, locating the number string, and copying it before the token expired.
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