Hey everyone! I'm trying to develop a method to autofill OTPs (One-Time Passwords) quickly on my laptop when they come in from different numbers—whether it's from my phone or my client's phone. The catch is that the website only opens for a mere five seconds each day, so I need to be super fast in entering the OTP. Any suggestions on how I can make this process quicker? Thanks in advance!
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Just to be sure I get this right—you have just five seconds to enter an OTP that arrives via SMS, right? If you can change the number the OTP is sent to, consider using a service like Twilio to handle the SMS. For quick entry, you could also look into browser automation tools like Puppeteer, but those typically need to run on a computer rather than on mobile devices.
Assuming your OTP is always six digits (which most are), here are some tips:
1. Use the .focus() method to focus on the OTP input field.
2. Add the inputmode="numeric" attribute to display a numeric keypad on mobile.
3. Write some JavaScript to automatically submit the form when the sixth digit is entered.
These should help speed things up when entering the OTP in a browser on mobile!
This sounds a bit suspicious, like trying to intercept OTPs. Can you clarify what exactly you’re trying to automate?
It sounds like entering a 6-digit OTP should be pretty quick! But what are the delays you're facing? Is it the initial page load, the time it takes to request the OTP, or when typing it in? Could you clarify how long each step takes?
I'm trying to submit the form and fill it out before anyone else has a chance. With only 5 seconds, success is rare!
This sounds a bit fishy. Are you sure you're not trying to automate something that shouldn't be automated? You mentioned the site only opens for 5 seconds—is that really how it works? Normally, you wouldn’t be able to read an OTP and type it in less than that time. Could you provide more context on the app you’re working with?
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.