Bulk Add Accounts to Microsoft Authenticator

Question

How do I bulk add accounts to Microsoft Auth?

Google Authenticator let's me do this. They just provide a QR code that I can scan and it copies all the accounts from my old phone to my new one.

I have 7 accounts in MS Auth so it won't be that hard. Maybe like 20 minutes of work. But that's still 2000+% longer than it takes with Google.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You can do a backup and restore to the new phone.
you must first make sure that the account you're recovering doesn't exist in the Microsoft 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.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-and-recover-account-credentials-in-the-authenticator-app-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40

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Answer 2

Yeah that worked. Thanks!

Not as convenient as Google's method though. Also, the possibility of erasing ones backup is scary.