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Answering myself, this helps a bit: https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-authenticator-will-now-sync-your-2fa-codes-to-use-on-different-devices/ https://www.zdn

Answering myself, this helps a bit: https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-authenticator-will-now-sync-your-2fa-codes-to-use-on-different-devices/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-authenticator-will-now-... I guess we need a better way to handle "Old phone went swimming, had to buy another, now what?"

mbesto 3y ago
Which is funny because the 2nd factor is "something I have", which means if you don't "have it" then you can ever complete the 2nd factor. This ultimately means the 2nd factor, when you're phone goes swimming, is ultimately your printed codes.