How to Move Microsoft Authenticator To New Phone

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How to Move Microsoft Authenticator To New Phone
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Overview

• Two-factor authentication (2FA) using an
  authenticator app is more secure than SMS
  messages, but what happens if you swap phones? If
  you use Microsoft Authenticator, heres how to
  switch your 2FA accounts.
• There is no way to export all of your accounts
  and then import them into a new phone, as we
  discovered. You must manually re-create your 2FA
  accounts on your new phone.

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Overview
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Overview

• Microsoft Authenticator, thankfully, has a backup
  and recovery feature. Its worth noting that 2FA
  is meant to make it incredibly difficult to
  access an account without the 2FA code. Most
  accounts provide backup codes that you may use if
  your phone is lost or destroyed.

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How to Move Microsoft Authenticator

• Before changing your authenticator device, make
  sure you have a copy of the backup codes for each
  account. Youll be able to utilize those in the
  future if you have trouble recovering your
  accounts

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On Your Old Phone, Enable the Backup Option

• Youll need to switch on the backup option on
  your previous phone if you need to retrieve your
  accounts on a new phone. Open Microsoft
  Authenticator to do so. At the upper
  right, press the three vertical dots, then
  Settings.
• Toggle on Cloud Backup on an Android phone or
  iCloud Backup on an iPhone under the Backup
  section.
• Your accounts will be backed up to the Microsoft
  account you used to set up Microsoft
  Authenticator in the first place. An iCloud
  account is also required for iPhones.

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On Your Old Phone, Enable the Backup Option

• Its quite clear if youre worried about whats
  actually backed up. Your usernames and passwords,
  as well as verification codes and other metadata,
  such as the moment the backup was generated, will
  all be included.
• Authenticator uses AES-256 to encrypt a JSON Web
  Encryption blob (JWE) file. It then adds the
  contents to the JWE and hashes it using SHA-512
  before putting the whole file and Key ID in your
  account. If you want to learn more about the
  backup and storage procedure, there is a full
  explanation accessible.

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Using Your New Phones Recovery Option

• After that, youll need to download Microsoft
  Authenticator and install it on your new phone.
  For Android, go to Google Play, and for iPhone,
  go to the Apple App Store. Because the Recovery
  tool will replace matching site accounts, dont
  set up any accounts using Microsoft Authenticator
  until after youve used it.

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Using Your New Phones Recovery Option

• Lets assume you set up 2FA in Authenticator on
  your new phone for the Gmail account
  abc_at_gmail.com. Authenticator on your previous
  phone, on the other hand, contains the Gmail
  account xyz_at_gmail.com. The Recovery tool will
  replace the abc_at_gmail.com account on your new
  phone with the xyz_at_gmail.com account from your
  backup.

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Conclusion

• This procedure, as described above, will surely
  aid you in transferring Microsoft Authenticator
  to a new phone. These tactics appear to be
  successful for a large majority of people.

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