First, turn on two-factor authentication for the account. You'll get a QR code or setup key. Next, open the Google Authenticator app and tap the plus sign. Record the 2FA code/key. Whenever you're ...

(Yes, you can only do 10 at a time.) Tap on Export once you’ve made your choice. Launch Google Authenticator on your new iPhone and use it to scan the QR code on your old iPhone.

If you transfer multiple accounts, your old phone may create more than one QR code. On your new phone's Authenticator app, tap Scan QR code. After you scan your QR codes, you get a confirmation that ...

You can move Google Authenticator to a new phone so that your new device can gain an additional level of security through two-step authentication.

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.

The popular two-factor authentication (2FA) app, Google Authenticator, is one of the first picks for users who want to protect their data-sensitive accounts on the internet.

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 ...