Microsoft Authenticator will stop supporting Microsoft account backups on Android in 2027, leaving Google One as the backup option.

Google One will be able to store Microsoft Authenticator backups from the beginning of next year, but there is one issue. Here's what it is.

A vulnerability in Microsoft Authenticator for Android and iOS could expose login codes to malicious apps on the same device. Microsoft has released a patch. Image: Aminu Abdullahi/TechRepublic A ...

An authenticator provides one-time passcodes as a second factor, which account holders can use to identify themselves. The codes are based on a secret key (seed), which generates a new code every 30 ...