The Google Authenticator app is getting long in the tooth and being left behind by other software-based 2SV (two-step verification) apps. But an upgrade brings a much-needed new feature, but only ...

You'll be prompted to complete the two-factor authentication you set up with Google Authenticator. Open the Google Authenticator app on your phone, find the correct account, and note the number ...

Google Authenticator is a particularly popular smartphone application that can be used as a token for many two factor authentication (2FA) systems by generating a time-based one time password ...

Google Authenticator is such an important Google service that not nearly enough people probably take advantage of. In a time of growing 2-factor authentication (2FA) adoption where folks are ...

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

Google LLC has updated Google Authenticator, its two-factor authentication app, with a feature that will help users avoid losing access to their login credentials. The company released the new ...

If you carry a Windows Phone, install the Microsoft Authenticator app, which uses the same standard to create authentication tokens that are identical to those from the Google app.

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.

Google Authenticator 5.20 is now rolling out and hides codes until you tap to reveal them. The last update in 2020 introduced a redesign ...