Scan the QR code on the old phone with the new phone's camera, and you'll be all set. If an iPhone is involved in any step of this procedure, you'll have to use a desktop or laptop computer instead.

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 introduced QR code support in 2018, so most, but not all, phones running Android 9 or later can scan QR codes from the camera app. Here’s how: Open the camera app.

All you have to do is scan a QR code for the service you want to turn 2FA on for, and the app will generate a new log-in code around every 30 seconds. This week, Google has given its 2FA app ...

The easiest way to set up two-factor authentication for a website is to scan a QR code with the app. A site that supports 2FA via an authenticator app should generate the necessary code for this ...

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...