Sign in with the code on screen
Sign a television into a service without spelling a password out with a remote.
Spelling a password out with arrow keys is slow, and one wrong letter starts it again. So the television shows a code.
You type it on a phone where you are already signed in, and the television is let in.
Key points
- A code saves spelling a password out with a remote
- You type it where you are already signed in
What to remember
- The code says which screen to let in.
- The code names a screen. It is never your password.
Try this
Next time an app shows a code, open that address on your phone.
Practice: Sign in with the code on screen. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.