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Authenticator not synching between android devices
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Anonymous
HI, I came across this post: Microsoft Authenticator not syncing across devices - Microsoft Community, but instead having one IOS and one Android devices.. i have 2 Android devices ( 1 phone and 1 tablet) and the synch for 2FA codes is not working... i can only see my Microsoft Account code but nothing else. (passwords are sync'd correctly)
Is this by design or ?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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Anonymous
2024-04-05T11:17:13.3966667+00:00 Tried with another Android phone, same issue.. any ideas ?
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Anonymous
2024-05-01T10:53:31.4033333+00:00 Any ideas ? Issue is still on-going.
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Peter Wang 0 Reputation points2024-10-20T13:38:54.2566667+00:00 I have the same issue. Now I am concerned that if the sync isn't being done correctly, that a newly joined backup device with few or no MFA codes loaded will "destroy" (wipe out) the true and good set of codes from my primary device when the sync occurs. Therefore, autosave is only on for the primary device. I am not using sync at all, honestly I think it is broken. I have saved the QR codes and crptographic secrets and placed them in a secure offline storage, I will "shoot" the codes manually for the backup device, turn it off, and secure it. I was thinking about going to Google Auth but that one makes wrong codes!
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