Authenticator app is trash

Gabriel Keast 16 Reputation points
2021-08-22T00:47:43.017+00:00

How the hell am I supposed to use the Authenticator app to authenticate the Authenticator app?! It's easily the dumbest thing microsoft has done in a long time. please fix this.

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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  1. Kevin Ramsey 0 Reputation points
    2023-11-14T10:38:16.4533333+00:00

    The web is full of 'How-to transfer' Authenticator to a new phone: iPhone to iPhone; Android to Android, but there is no information about manually porting Authenticator data to a phone with a different OS.

    As a security device, Microsoft Authenticator does not instill me with confidence.

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