Authenticator with Apple Watch

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Authenticator with Apple Watch

Dan 56

How do you view MFA numbers on Apple Watch and not just on the iPhone? Can Microsoft continue to improve watchOS functionality?

Kevin M 16 Reputation points

2022-12-31T07:23:36.467+00:00

It hasn't worked well but without it, it will be bye bye microsoft authenticator.
burke barr 1 Reputation point

2023-01-05T04:34:46.553+00:00

No Apple Watch support…I’ll be deleting Microsoft Authenticator as well.

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Kevin M 16 Reputation points

2022-12-31T07:23:36.467+00:00

It hasn't worked well but without it, it will be bye bye microsoft authenticator.
burke barr 1 Reputation point

2023-01-05T04:34:46.553+00:00

No Apple Watch support…I’ll be deleting Microsoft Authenticator as well.

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Michael Durkan 12,231 MVP

Hi

in the next release of Authenticator, Apple Watch will no longer be supported:

In the upcoming Authenticator release in January 2023 for iOS, there will be no companion app for watchOS due to it being incompatible with Authenticator security features. This means you won't be able to install or use Authenticator on Apple Watch. We therefore recommend that you delete Authenticator from your Apple Watch. This change only impacts Apple Watch, so you will still be able to use Authenticator on your other devices.

Source - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/common-questions-about-the-microsoft-authenticator-app-12d283d1-bcef-4875-9ae5-ac360e2945dd

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Michael Durkan

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Dan 56 Reputation points

2022-12-10T20:22:33.173+00:00

And ultimately I’d like to see Microsoft figure out how to make a great feature continue to work.
Osmond Jiang 1 Reputation point Microsoft Employee Admin

2023-01-05T11:35:48.653+00:00

it's sad to see this
Jay Otto 0 Reputation points

2024-08-24T16:12:10.2333333+00:00

On a 1-10 scale of desirability and usability, Apple Watch support is a 10,000, iPhone Support is a 2, MacOS support is a 3, and absolutely everything else is a 0. Please get this working again, it is literally the only thing that matters.
Jay Otto 0 Reputation points

2024-08-24T16:14:25.8066667+00:00

Is there any other application that can authenticate requests from Entra and does work on the Apple Watch? Because I will switch to literally anything that does. It does not matter what security issue Microsoft was worried about, discontinuing Apple Watch support is worse.

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