Transfering your Google Authenticator across to a new device

Transfering your Google Authenticator across to a new device

Google Authenticator has now updated, allowing their users to transfer the app across to a new device.

To start, you will need your old device with your Google Authenticator codes and your new device.
  1. Download Google Authenticator on your new device.
  2. Open the app.
  3. Click 'Import Existing Accounts'.
  4. Open Google Authenticator on your old device.
  5. Click > Transfer Accounts > Export accounts.
  6. Select all acounts you wish to export, then click Next. Google Authenticator will generate a QR code.
  7. In the new device, click Scan QR Code.
  8. Use the new device to scan the QR code generated by the old device. You will get confirmation that your Google Authenticator accounts have been transferred.
For more information, check the Google Authenticator help page.

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