Get 2FA codes if you can’t access Google Authenticator If you can't log in to the Google Authenticator app, you can try other two-factor authentication (2FA) methods like Google backup codes.

An update to Authenticator for Android and iOS now stores backups of codes in your Google account. You won't have to reauthorize all your linked apps (or scan a QR code) just because you got a new ...

Google Authenticator 7.0 brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) codes.

Google isn’t the only firm offering 2FA sign-in codes to provide backups. Since 2019, Microsoft has allowed people to use a “backup and restore” tool for its Microsoft Authenticator app.

April 25, 2023 at 6:55 a.m. PT Image: ZDNET Running Google Authenticator on your mobile device is an effective way to protect your online accounts and logins with two-factor authenticator codes.

Previously, one-time Authenticator codes were stored locally, on a single device, meaning losing that device often meant losing the ability to sign in to any service set up with Authenticator’s 2FA.

Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices. TL;DR: Don't turn it on. The new update allows users to sign in with ...

Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes Now, whenever you upgrade to a new phone, your one-time codes will be readily available once you’ve signed in ...

Mobile Security google 2fa Google Authenticator introduces two-factor access code synchronization to the cloud Using Google's 2FA capabilities across devices and services will be easier now By ...