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 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 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.

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's new cloud-based 2FA isn’t end-to-end encrypted, but Google says a fix is coming ...