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 ...

Earlier this week, Google updated its Authenticator app to enable the backup and syncing of 2FA codes across devices using a Google Account. Now an examination by Mysk security researchers has found ...

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Google Authenticator just got an update that should make it more useful for people who frequently use the service to sign in to apps and websites. As of today, Google Authenticator will now sync any ...

Google rolled out a new feature for its Authenticator app that syncs the app across devices. Security researchers found that the new feature doesn’t have end-to-end encryption. The researchers ...

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 ...

The latest update to the Google Authenticator doesn’t show the 2FA codes spontaneously and now waits for the user’s tap to reveal the codes. According to 9to5Google, the feature is available on Google ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Google Authenticator, the company’s code-based authentication app, ...