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When I first installed Google Authenticator on iPhone to handle two-factor authentication (2FA), I realized the app had a flaw I hoped I'd never have to deal with. If the handset is lost or stolen, so ...

Google provides a long-awaited and much-needed update to its Authenticator app as the company says we are moving to a passwordless future. The update, available on both Android and iOS, allows users ...

Your Google Authenticator one-time codes are no longer trapped if you lose the device that stores them. An update to Authenticator for Android and iOS now stores ...

Version 7.0 of Google Authenticator brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) — or 2-Step Verification (2SV) in Google parlance — codes ...

Google Authenticator with ‘Material You‘ redesign will soon be available on the Play Store. The changes bring the app in line with other Google apps. Google ...