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You can optionally backup your encrypted data using Android's built-in backup utility tied to your Google account. It can, then, automatically restore codes whe
by microflash 3y ago
You can optionally backup your encrypted data using Android's built-in backup utility tied to your Google account. It can, then, automatically restore codes when you sign in on a new device.
- lxgr 3y agoDoes that back up TOTP seeds in Google Authenticator? I thought apps had to opt in to this type of backup and would assume that Authenticator doesn't, but Google has changed the Android backup mechanism so many times, I lost track.
- microflash 3y agoIt backs up TOTP seeds. You need to enable this manually. As a part of Android Device backup, Google does backup certain things automatically[1] but non-Google apps require explicit opt-in. [1]: https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/9149304?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/9149304?hl=en&co...
- lxgr 3y agoInteresting, thank you! I would have expected Google Authenticator to somehow tangle the encryption keys used to the device it’s running on, but apparently it doesn’t if this works.