How do I remove the authenticator app from my phone?

Question

How do I remove the authenticator app from my phone?

Answer 1

Hi @Carmella Payne

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Option 1: you will need to access https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info.

Look for Microsoft Authenticator > Choose Delete.

After removing it, you can uninstall Microsoft Authenticator on your phone.

Option 2: Go directly to the app and remove the accounts. Then you can uninstall it.

How to sign out from Authenticator - Microsoft Support

My recommendation is to remove all of the accounts in Microsoft Authenticator before uninstalling the app.

This will prevent sign in loop.

I hope this information helps.

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Answer 2

You need to log in to each service where you used the authenticator app and add a different 2FA method before you delete the app.