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 verification step when you sign in. In addition to your password, you’ll also need a code generated by the Google Authenticator app on your phone.

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

Features:
* Generate verification codes without a data connection
* Google Authenticator works with many providers and accounts
* Dark theme is 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

It would seem that I lost all keys I had during an OS update. Didn't think to make a backup, going to have to see if I have a historical one that I can use to restore system to previous state. Luckily I mostly migrated to Microsoft authenticator and a separate password manager so I didn't lose everything, but very inconvenient to reset the ones I did lose.

This app is great... if you never want to change devices ever again. When trying to export to a new phone, it can't process special characters(possibly including spaces). The editing inside the app also doesn't allow you to remove parenthesis from certain keys like nintendo or facebook. I honestly can't believe that a security app developed by the biggest name in tech has such a horrible oversight. As it is now I'm stuck burning a backup code. You only get a few of them, so that's bad.

Still not secure. No way to backup accounts, no way to lock out anyone that gets access to your device. Even fingerprint authentication is better than nothing. But because there's nothing anyone that has access to your phone has access to this app. Plus if you lose your phone, you lose your accounts because there's no backup. Microsoft offers both of these features making their app much more appealing.

What's new

* Added device encryption to storage of secret values.