Microsoft Authenticator

★★★★★ I like app but below are things to consider before picking to use it. Good: that app has password/fingerprint protection for access. Bad: Always ask to save password in other apps when you have said no before. No option to remember your decision. Very Bad: No way to export seed codes for local personal storage locking you into app unless you store code before using app. Codes could be lost forever if something happens to app.

★★★★★ You can't transfer your account over like you can with Google's authenticator. Now I'm locked out of my account because I can't sign in because I can't use this app because I can't sign in because I can't use this app because I can't sign in...you see where this is going. Simply awful design.

★★★★★ The security measures implemented by this app are exceptional. It is a crucial tool for Microsoft account holders who prioritize the protection of their accounts and seek peace of mind.

★★☆☆☆ I am not able to recover from my iPhone backup. I have recovered from iPhone to iPhone successfully earlier.

★★☆☆☆ Worked good for years until today when my cloud backup got corrupted. Started with cloud sync not updating. I manually tried to make it sync but got "account login error". Last good backup was in August 2024 (according to the app) so I decided to reinstall the app to fix the issue. After reinstallation the app I tried to restore only to get a message stating that there were no backup on my account. This backup and restore feature has worked before but now all my 2FA's are gone...

★★☆☆☆ This is the most useless app I have ever been forced to use. It deserves 0 stars. I got a new phone recently and one of my e-mail accounts requires me to sign in with the authenticator, which needs to be connected to the account. To connect to the account, it asks me to sign in. Then the app tells me to open the app and tap on the number. I can't open a second app to do that. I hope that this company goes out of business. Edit: it's been updated, now it's more useless than ever.