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It's the Google Authenticator app's fault. The most popular TOTP app probably, and for a long time, they were saying it's intentionally designed not to let you
by hot_gril 3y ago
It's the Google Authenticator app's fault. The most popular TOTP app probably, and for a long time, they were saying it's intentionally designed not to let you copy the codes. Now you can, but there are lots of pitfalls and vague documentation. I'm not convinced that TOTP is a user-friendly design to begin with, but it didn't have to be this bad.
I don't fw TOTP now. There are other apps, but I'm done. I'll only use it if the iPhone Keychain has built-in support some day.
- eppsilon 3y agoThe iOS Keychain already supports TOTP.
- hot_gril 3y agoAh yeah, it's hidden away a little cause they don't call it TOTP and you need to manually copy codes into your settings app. Gonna see if I can set it up on Mac cause that's where I'll actually maybe need it.
- Willamin 3y agoSet up should be simpler than needing to manually copy codes into your settings app. When a QR code is present on screen that resolves to a TOTP seed, an additional context menu option should be present to "Add Verification Code in Passwords" or "Set Up Verification Code" or similar. Here's a screenshot I nabbed from a way-too-wordy article on the subject: https://tidbits.com/uploads/2021/10/Add-Verification-Code-1536x1195.jpg https://tidbits.com/uploads/2021/10/Add-Verification-Code-15...