TheGoogle Authenticatorhas long been a utilitarian tool when it comes to adding two - stair verification to your write up . But now , thanks to itsfirst updatesinceApril 2019 , Google has just made it way easier to firmly migrate 2SV codes from one twist to another .
Alongside its new history transplant feature , the late version of the Google Authenticator ( version 5.10 ) includes an updated UI with an tote up optional dingy theme and a new carte du jour option to serve you migrate your certification to a new twist .
Previously , any time you flip to a new phone or tablet , the Google Authenticator would force you to individually unlink save account on your current equipment , before manually adding your accounts back into the Google Authenticator app on your newfangled equipment . Even for people that do n’t postulate to switch between multiple phone or tablets often , this was often boring or confusing , and it promptly became a real job for anyone juggling multiple machine .
Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)
However , in the Modern version of the Google Authenticator app , shift 2SV codification from one gimmick to another is as simple as select the export menu pick on your original gadget ( which displays a QR code on your screen ) , choose import on your new gimmick , and using your raw twist ’s camera to scan in that QR code .
to boot , to check that the account transfer process is as unafraid as possible , Google says that when migrating your accounts to a new gadget , no data is sent to any remote server ( let in Google servers ) as communicating happens directly between the two devices .
While the latest update to the Google Authenticator are largely improvements to its ease of function , with digital security measure becoming a grownup concern every sidereal day , anything to serve promote citizenry to enable two - whole tone verification ( which everyone should be using whenever possible ) is a good thing .
Here’s a GIF from Google showing the new account transfer process.Gif: (Google)
The new variant of the Google Authenticator is seethe out now via the Google Play Store , so if you have n’t already received the update , it should hit your machine sometime in the next week or so . The downside to all this is that at least for now , transfer accounts directly between machine using the Google Authenticator only sour on Android . Sorry , iOS folks .
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