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I recently had to wipe and reinstall my phone from an iCloud backup, and my Google Authenticator configurations were restored as well.

• wikibob 9y ago
  Correct, the keysbags are setup so that they will decrypt when restored to the same device where the backup was taken. The other poster has a fair point to be upset, it's not at all obvious to a consumer why Google Authenticator would not restore a backup properly to a new device.
  • empthought 9y ago
    Is it really Apple's doing, or Google's, in this case? Google Authenticator is the one specifying that the hardware must match in order to decrypt, after all...
  • xenophonf 9y ago
    That behavior is why I recommend against Google Authenticator. Restoring a backup should restore all data, period.