Security News > 2020 > September > How to move Google Authenticator from one iPhone or Android device to another
2020-09-04 18:54
If you migrated to a different iPhone or Android device and need to transfer Google Authenticator to the new hardware, follow these steps.
If you have not enabled two-step authentication, your Google account is at a much higher risk of being hacked; if you have enabled the service, you're familiar with Google Authenticator.
What happens if you lose your phone or upgrade to a new device? You install the Google Authenticator on the new device and continue on... right? Wrong.
Let me walk you through the process of migrating the Google Authenticator to another iOS or Android device.
Figure A. Step three: Open the Google Authenticator app on your new device and tap Begin Setup.
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