LOST iPhone authenticator app scenario

Carlos 0 Reputation points
2024-01-17T20:55:53.26+00:00

This is what the MS authenticator website says about backups on iphones 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 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.

I am very confused, I have my icloud account and my personal hotmail as recovery account. I also have that same hotmail account set up in the authenticator app to access my personal hotmail account. Does this mean that I cannot do that? that I have to have a separate authenticator app to secure my personal hotmail account because I'm not supposed to have a recovery account that is also registered on the authenticator app?

Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
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