Microsoft is rolling out a new backup system in September for its Authenticator app on iOS, removing the requirement to use a Microsoft personal account to back up TOTP secrets and account names.

Starting in August 2025, Microsoft is making a significant move towards a passwordless future by phasing out password storage and autofill capabilities within its Authenticator app. This strategic ...

Heads up if you’ve been using Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager: the app is phasing out support for password autofill, and all saved passwords will be deleted by August. Here’s what to do.

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless sign-in methods. Microsoft is ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...

Microsoft Authenticator Users: Your Passwords Could Be Inaccessible Soon – Act By Aug. 1 Your email has been sent If you use Microsoft Authenticator, there are ...

This guide will show you how to move your Microsoft Authenticator to your new Phone. This is something I had to do recently and it took a while to find out how to do it. This guide covers both the ...

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it has finally fixed a vexing glitch that locked Authenticator users out of their accounts — something just about every other authenticator app has avoided since ...

In statements that some labeled vague and confusing, Microsoft further embraced passkeys — and is decidedly not embracing CISOs who don’t want them. Microsoft has positioned itself as a strong convert ...