Google Authenticator now syncs one-time codes with your account, so you're not stuck if you lose your device.

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.

Using this new feature, Google Authenticator users can select the 2SV accounts they wish to export on one device, and a QR code will be generated.

Google will stop supporting SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail, replacing it with QR code support. This change aims to enhance security, as malicious users can trick people into ...

Secure your accounts effortlessly! Learn how to transfer Google Authenticator codes to your new phone with this step-by-step guide.

(Yes, you can only do 10 at a time.) Tap on Export once you’ve made your choice. Launch Google Authenticator on your new iPhone and use it to scan the QR code on your old iPhone.

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

If you transfer multiple accounts, your old phone may create more than one QR code. On your new phone's Authenticator app, tap Scan QR code. After you scan your QR codes, you get a confirmation that ...