No more passwords, easier sign-in, and greater protection for your accounts.
4.65·2,723,127 reviews·100,000,000+ downloads·#2 in Business
About Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator is a business app developed by Microsoft Corporation.
How many times has Microsoft Authenticator been downloaded?
Microsoft Authenticator has been downloaded 230 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4.9 million times. It is ranked #1 in business.
What is the rating of Microsoft Authenticator?
Microsoft Authenticator is rated 4.65 out of 5 stars, based on 2.7 million ratings.
Is Microsoft Authenticator free?
Microsoft Authenticator is free to download. The APK download size is 60.63 MB. The latest version available is 6.2607.4697. The last update was on July 15, 2026.
What are the requirements for Microsoft Authenticator?
Microsoft Authenticator requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2015.
Description
Use Microsoft Authenticator for easy, secure sign-ins for all your online accounts using multi-factor authentication or passwordless. You also have additional account management options for your Microsoft personal, work or school accounts.
Getting started with multi-factor authentication
Multi factor authentication (MFA) or two factor authentication (2FA) provides a second layer of security. When logging in with multi-factor authentication, you’ll enter your password, and then you’ll be asked for an additional way to prove it’s really you. Either approve the notification sent to the Microsoft Authenticator, or enter the one-time password (OTP) generated by the app. The one-time passwords (OTP codes) have a 30 second timer counting down. This timer is so you never have to use the same time-based one-time password (TOTP) twice and you don’t have to remember the number. The one-time password (OTP) doesn’t require you to be connected to a network, and it won’t drain your battery. You can add multiple accounts to your app, including non-Microsoft accounts like Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, and more.
Getting started with passwordless
Use your phone, not your password, to log into your Microsoft account. Just enter your username, then approve the notification sent to your phone. Your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN will provide a second layer of security in this two-step verification process. After you’ve signed in with two factor authentication (2FA), you’ll have access to all your Microsoft products and services, such as Outlook, OneDrive, Office, and more.
Microsoft personal, work or school accounts
Sometimes your work or school might ask you to install the Microsoft Authenticator when accessing certain files, emails, or apps. You will need to register your device to your organization through the app and add your work or school account. Microsoft Authenticator also supports cert-based authentication by issuing a certificate on your device. This will let your organization know that the sign-in request is coming from a trusted device and help you seamlessly and securely access additional Microsoft apps and services without needing to log into each. Because Microsoft Authenticator supports single sign-on, once you have proven your identity once, you will not need to log in again to other Microsoft apps on your device.
Optional Access Permissions
Microsoft Authenticator includes the following optional access permissions. All these require user consent. If you choose to not grant these optional access permissions, you can still use Microsoft Authenticator for other services that do not require such permission. For more information see https://aka.ms/authappfaq
Location: Sometimes your organization wants to know your location before allowing you to access certain resources. The app will request this permission only if your organization has a policy requiring location.
Camera: Used to scan QR codes when you add a work, school, or non-Microsoft account.
Read the contents of your storage: This permission is only used when you report a technical problem through the app settings. Some information from your storage is collected to diagnose the issue.
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Ease of identification very quickly & without other apps to open
★★★★☆Eliud Ngunjirichege· Aug 16, 2026
Security pushed to the up limits no doubt I got my security checked and guaranteed
★★★★☆Nigel Timothy· Aug 16, 2026
A bit quirky at times. otherwise really good.
★★★★☆Chris Toerien· Aug 16, 2026
The app works very well, though can have a delay at times, but other than that. It is very secure and has helped secure my logins.
★☆☆☆☆Bernard Clements· Aug 3, 2026
I'm in a loop I can't get out. The Authenticator gives me a (key) number which I am asked to put into the Authenticator!! Alternative ways of logging in do not recognize my password, despite my having reset the password several times. If I attempt to reset it to the old password, it tells me that I can't use an old password, so that much they can recognize. This awful, I can't get into to my laptop, and ask myself why is Microsoft the gatekeeper? Please help!!
★☆☆☆☆Sasha O· Aug 11, 2026
Don't download, my last phone shattered, and I am not able to get my information off of it to my new phone due to this app and not being able to get the code because the screen is shattered.
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