Google Authenticator gets cloud connection: moving to a new smartphone becomes easier
Google Authenticator is getting an important update. The new cloud connection makes it easier to take the app for two-factor authentication with you to a new smartphone.
The Google Authenticator provides the second factor for various services to secure the login. Its one-time passwords in the form of six-digit codes change every minute. Google is now making it easier to move to a new smartphone with a cloud connection, thereby removing barriers to using the app.
Cloud connection makes smartphone loss less of a problem
The reason for my reluctance: if I lose my smartphone, the Authenticator is also gone - and with it access to the accounts stored there. Of course, it is possible to restore it, but with the increasing number of services, it is a huge effort. Google now takes this worry away from me.
Cover photo: Jan Johannsen
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