Google Authenticator

Google LLC

About this app

Google Authenticator generates 2-Step Verification codes on your phone.

2-Step Verification provides stronger security for your Google Account by requiring a second step of verification when you sign in. In addition to your password, you’ll also need a code generated by the Google Authenticator app on your phone.

Learn more about 2-Step Verification: https://g.co/2step

Features:
* Generate verification codes without a data connection
* Google Authenticator works with many providers & accounts
* Dark theme available
* Automatic setup via QR code
* Transfer accounts between devices via QR code

Permission notice:
Camera: Needed to add accounts using QR codes

Ratings and reviews

Extremely slow performance on the app when you have more then 20 codes registered. Up to the point where my phone sometimes locks up (it happens the moment the codes refresh, it seems it cannot handle refreshing so many codes at once). It used to work fine for years and years until a couple updates ago (past 2 years) when everything inside the app started to become very slow.

It was perfect until the 'click to reveal pin' feature was added. Please add a configuration to turn this off! How does this add any value to tokens that expire every 30 seconds? Somebody going to read the code, guess the website it should be used on AND guess your password in 30 seconds!? Now it's just another extra step, that in my opinion, isn't user friendly at all. Also, maybe a bit lame, but how do I 'click' on something on my phone? Maybe this shows how much thought went into this!

Despite NTP being enabled on my phone, google authenticator falls out of sync for time every few days it seems. It didn't do this until a few months ago, very annoying! Please fix! Or at least make a feature to automatically sync on a certain schedule. It would also be nice if I was able to make folders, like a work folder, a private folder, etc. Other than that it's a fine app, I just hope that Google will put some much needed development time in, rather than adding frivolous (though welcome) features like a dark mode.

What's new

* Added device encryption to storage of secret values.