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.

Until now, Google Authenticator had an annoying flaw: Your one-time codes were stored only on your phone, which could cause a tremendous number of problems if you didn't have backup codes.

Google has updated its Authenticator smartphone app for Android and iOS with support for backing up two-factor authentication (2FA) codes to the cloud. Since its launch in 2010, the app has stored ...

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 ...