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 adds 2FA migration By design, two-factor authentication codes aren't made to automatically synchronize when you backup an old phone and restore that data to a new one.

Google Authenticator will now sync your 2FA codes to use on different devices The cloud-based syncing means you can access the two-factor authenticator codes from any device.

Security is a top priority for online users, and Google is taking this seriously with a new update to its widely used two-factor authentication app, Google Authenticator. With this update, users ...

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 has finally added the ability to transfer data from your old phone to a new phone.

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 ...

Early tests show that Google's Authenticator app can expose users to security risks because it's not end-to-end encrypted.