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Matt, I'd love to if I could. My issue is not from living in an unsupported country, but that Google Authenticator requires Android 2.01. However everywhere men
by RossM 15y ago
Matt, I'd love to if I could. My issue is not from living in an unsupported country, but that Google Authenticator requires Android 2.01. However everywhere mentioned on the 2-step authentication site "Android 1.5" is blared at me.
As a 1.5 user there is nothing that hacks me off more than getting my hopes up at an app my phone can actually use (a rare occasion these days) and then having it snatched away. I don't blame Google for supporting 2.x and up, but lies are unacceptable.
- kaerast 15y agoYou don't need any specific software to be able to use two-factor authentication, it works nicely for me in any Linux distro I've tried and also Windows Mobile 6.1 (yes I know) The software might make it easier than receiving an sms which needs typing in, but all your mobile applications can still use the system - you just generate a new pasword for each application (as you would for a Google Talk client on your desktop). My laptop has encrypted hard disks so is set to remember Google passwords for 30 days. I can login from other devices using my pasword and an sms validation code which expires as soon as I log out.