Transfer data of Microsoft authenticator from Android to Iphone

Carrie Boyer 76

Is there a way to restore Microsoft authenticator accounts or data from Android phone on to a iPhone?

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SMil 386 Reputation points

2021-11-14T23:16:10.8+00:00

To move your Microsoft MFA account to a new phone, follow these steps:

Open the app on your old phone
Tap the three dots at the top right
Tap “Settings”
Enable “Cloud backup”/”iCloud Backup”
On your new phone, install the Microsoft Authenticator app and log in to your account
Select “Begin Recovery”
Your account and its settings will be added to your new phone.

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Marcelo Quintino da Silva 260 Reputation points

2023-03-27T15:13:24.1233333+00:00

This is valid only when you are moving to the same OS.

You can not move from Android to iOS.

johann-private 5 Reputation points

2023-04-17T12:32:04.2566667+00:00

is there already a way to migrate MFA from Android to IOS ?

Marcelo Quintino da Silva 260 Reputation points

2023-04-19T14:36:22.9133333+00:00

That is not a valid answer.

Steven L 0 Reputation points

2023-10-03T01:06:25.45+00:00

As of time of this post, the Accepted Answer does not work.
Authenticator on Android stores its backup on Microsoft servers.
Authenticator on iOS stores its backup on iCloud.

The step "Begin Recovery" does not allow either of the two OS's to recover from each other's cloud storage. So there is no "manual" transfer--there is only "redo all of them". Yep. Someone in another forum said Authy will accomodate both services though, so that's where I'm headed next.
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