Google Authenticator
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Google Authenticator generates 2-Step Verification codes on your phone.
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License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Features
Google Authenticator News & Activities
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Recent News
- POX published news article about Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator 7.0 brings a Material You redesign, cloud sync, and privacy screenGoogle Authenticator 7.0 is now fully available on Android, featuring a Material You redesign and s...
- POX published news article about Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator lacks end-to-end encryption, but Google promises it will add it in the futureGoogle's recent update to their Authenticator app has been met with mixed reactions. While the upda...
- POX published news article about Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator now supports 2FA codes synchronization using your Google accountGoogle has recently announced an update to its Google Authenticator app, which is used by many to s...
Recent activities
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- Updated Jun 26, 2024
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Comments and Reviews
When the app whose only purpose is to keep you more secure is a security risk by itself you can be sure it's made by Google:
https://twitter.com/mysk_co/status/1651021165727477763
App data no longer can be backup or restored due to use of android keystore based encryption so any reinstall or uninstall will cause app wont able to decrypt data from backup.
There is much better alternative such as Aegis which is free and open source, and support backup and restore
Don't use Google Authenticator (GA). Even when app tells you, including Google themselves, to use it, you an use any OTP app. Authy is far better than any of the options from big tech like GA or from Microsoft. There are more secure ones but for ease of use and decent privacy, Authy beats GA and MS hands down.
If you could have exactly the same functionality as Google Authenticator or Authy but using open source software, you should prefer it for reasons of transparency and security, at the very least. That's what FreeOTP offers. Please use it instead of Google Authenticator or Authy. There's no need to have proprietary code in matters of security, and particularly not in this case.