Lost my phone but reinstalled Authenticator doesnt have my Twitter 2FA code, how to get it back?

Question

Lost my phone and reinstalled and sucesfully logged in to the Authenticator app on a new iPhone 13. The app doesnt have my Twitter 2FA code, how to get it back? Please help.

Answer 1

You can restore from an authenticator cloud backup (assuming there was one) but make sure no accounts have been added to the newly install app. Then sign on with recovery account to do the restore.

You can recover your account credentials from your cloud account, but you must first make sure that the account you're recovering doesn't exist in the Microsoft Authenticator app. For example, if you're recovering your personal Microsoft account, you must make sure you don't have a personal Microsoft account already set up in the authenticator app. This check is important so we can be sure we're not overwriting or erasing an existing account by mistake. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-and-recover-account-credentials-in-the-authenticator-app-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40

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Answer 2

The cloud is turned on but the restoration has not taken place

This isn't automatic and is separate from a phone backup. You can restore from an authenticator cloud backup (assuming there was one) but make sure no accounts have been added to the newly install app. Then sign on with recovery account to do the restore.

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Answer 3

recovery account is indicated correctly but no Twitter button/code

Not sure what this means. Without a backup to restore from the only option is to work with each of the service provider's account recovery methods. The authenticator app is nothing more than a code generator. The two factor is only turned on or off at the service provider end.
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/issues-with-login-authentication

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Answer 4

If I remember correctly on the old Authenticator app there was a dedicated button for twitter code generation. It’s gone now.

You can follow along here about setup and use with twitter (X)
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/two-factor-authentication

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