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.

How to take a backup of Google Authenticator Google Authenticator keeps your account safe with a time-based one-time password (TOTP). It stores the codes in the cloud for easy access.

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

Google later added a more pleasant code-transfer system in which the copy of Authenticator on your old phone generates a QR code that you scan with Authenticator on your new device.

On Monday, Google Authenticator launched the ability to sync 2FA codes to your Google Account. It has since emerged that the capability isn’t end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), and Google explained ...

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 ...