If you're ready and determined to make the switch from Google Authenticator to Twilio Authy, you first need to make sure you've got both apps installed on your phone.

Answering to "one major piece of feedback" that came from users over the years, Google has added a synchronization feature to its two-factor authentication app for Android ...

While Google Authenticator is immensely popular, one of the biggest critiques has been the inability to back up one-time 2FA codes and the lack of multi-device support.

Microsoft is making it easier for Android users to transfer their credentials to new devices using cloud backup and recovery in the Microsoft Authenticator app.

Learn how to retrieve and generate Google 2FA backup codes with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.

The cloud backup feature works pretty much as you would expect; the app will backup your two-factor authentication codes to your Google account.

How Google Authenticator’s account syncing works Once you update the Authenticator app on Android or iOS, you’ll find a brand-new app icon, and a green cloud image in the top-right corner.

Google Authenticator's Cloud Backup Lacks End-to-End Encryption While Google Authenticator's addition of cloud backup is a step in the right direction, it currently lacks an important security ...

San Francisco, April 25 (IANS) Google Authenticator has received a new update on both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup users’ one-time codes (or one-time passwords or ...

An update to Google Authenticator this week finally enabled backups for your two-factor authentication codes. But the feature comes with a security risk.