Google Authenticator, the app that provides authentication codes that users can use to verify their identity when logging into various online accounts, has received a major update today, bringing long ...

Google will stop supporting SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail, replacing it with QR code support. This change aims to enhance security, as malicious users can trick people into ...

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 backups of codes in your Google ...

Google Authenticator app for Android and iOS adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account. Google Authenticator app for ...

Since inception, the biggest weakness of the Google Authenticator app and service was its inability to move from device to device. The security inherent within the app required that the one device be ...

Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings You may need to use a Google-Authenticator OTP for applications, you can achieve this by exporting the QR-code from the extension, ...

create a new, cryptoghraphic secure random key and show it (20 bytes random key, shown in Base32 format so 32 characters long). For easy reading/typing it is shown in blocks of 4 characters create and ...

Facepalm: Google has finally implemented a cloud backup option for one-time access codes (OTP) stored in its Authenticator mobile app. The feature can provide users with additional convenience and ...

Google hasn’t significantly tweaked Authenticator on Android for years (Android Police notes the last big upgrade was in 2017), but it’s about to get a much-needed refresh. The company is rolling out ...