It's not safe to have security codes texted to your phone. Luckily, there are other ways to log into your accounts.

Microsoft has announced changes to its Authenticator app. According to the company's support documentation, the autofill for ...

Back Up Your Authenticator Passwords Before August . Microsoft isn’t just removing autheticator’s ability to autofill ...

A million two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS passed through an obscure third-party company. Here's how it happened ...

4] App Permission Review. Apps on any platform need permission to work as intended. It is possible that the authenticator app might not have the proper set of permissions, hampering the code ...

Starting in August, your saved passwords will no longer be accessible in Microsoft's Authenticator app. You have several options.

The alternative is an authenticator app, and one of the most popular of those comes from Google.It's called, unsurprisingly, Google Authenticator. What Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Is - And How ...

This code can be found in the Microsoft Authenticator app and can be copied to your phone's clipboard by tapping and holding it. The code refreshes every 30 seconds, so be sure to utilize it in ...

Syncing your Google Authenticator codes now happens through your Google account—the feature is available on the latest iOS and Android versions of Google’s app. Authenticator gives you the ...

SMS-based authentication sends the code via text message, while an authenticator app will have the code locked within, changing it every 30 seconds.

Mac's two-factor code authentication is now even better, thanks to the dedicated Codes section in the new Passwords app in macOS Sequoia.