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

Google Authenticator 7.0 brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) codes.

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 ...

Earlier this week, Google updated its Authenticator app to enable the backup and syncing of 2FA codes across devices using a Google Account. Now an examination by Mysk security researchers has ...

The Google Authenticator app used to store one-time access codes for account security now supports backups and syncing across devices using a Google Account, Google announced today. With Google ...

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 2FA codes aren’t in plain view anymore The new method for revealing 2FA codes is a great way to protect codes and enhance privacy. It could add a new security layer to the app.

Google has released the first update for Google Authenticator in years and it comes with the long-awaited feature of being able to move 2FA accounts between devices.

Google Authenticator app lets other apps take screenshots of its code. Issue was first reported to Google in October 2014, but it was never addressed.

2FA apps like Google Authenticator, Authy, and LastPass, just to name a few, pretty much act like password managers except they only generate One-Time Passwords (OTPs) when you open the app.