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For personal power users, manual reconfiguration may be inconvenient but feasible. However, for work accounts, this process is often impractical as it may require administrative privileges beyond the user’s own.

Microsoft’s official documentation acknowledges this limitation, stating:<blockquote>"'''Important''': You can only backup and restore on the same device type: accounts backed up using an iOS device cannot be restored on an Android device."<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 ~~([http~~://web.archive.org/web/20260131003513/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 ~~Archived~~])</ref></blockquote>

Microsoft’s official documentation acknowledges this limitation, stating:<blockquote>"'''Important''': You can only backup and restore on the same device type: accounts backed up using an iOS device cannot be restored on an Android device."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-07 |title=Back up your accounts in Microsoft Authenticator |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131003513/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 |archive-date=2026-01-31 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref></blockquote>

===Inability to export codes===

[[File:Proton Microsoft Authenticator.png|right|thumb|150px]]

Like [[Authy]], Microsoft Authenticator does not allow the user to export their MFA codes to another service.

===Removal of password manager (June 2025)===

In June 2025, Microsoft Authenticator users were no longer be able to save new passwords in the app. Then in July 2025, autofill was removed and no longer available. And finally in August 2025, saved passwords were deleted in the Authenticator app.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2025-07-01 |title=Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216031451/https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html |archive-date=2025-12-16 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[The Hacker News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins |first=Jessica |date=2025-06-13 |title=Microsoft Deleting Saved Passwords From Auth App |url=https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205183620/https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ |archive-date=2025-12-05 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[Flaming]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Martin |date=2025-05-05 |title=Microsoft removes Authenticator App feature to promote Microsoft Edge |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210071101/https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ |archive-date=2025-12-10 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[ghacks.net]]}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Authy]]

*[[Proton Authenticator]]

*[[Google Authenticator]]

==References==

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 For personal power users, manual reconfiguration may be inconvenient but feasible. However, for work accounts, this process is often impractical as it may require administrative privileges beyond the user’s own.
-Microsoft’s official documentation acknowledges this limitation, stating:<blockquote>"'''Important''': You can only backup and restore on the same device type: accounts backed up using an iOS device cannot be restored on an Android device."<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260131003513/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 Archived])</ref></blockquote>
+Microsoft’s official documentation acknowledges this limitation, stating:<blockquote>"'''Important''': You can only backup and restore on the same device type: accounts backed up using an iOS device cannot be restored on an Android device."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-07 |title=Back up your accounts in Microsoft Authenticator |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131003513/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/back-up-your-accounts-in-microsoft-authenticator-bb939936-7a8d-4e88-bc43-49bc1a700a40 |archive-date=2026-01-31 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref></blockquote>
 ===Inability to export codes===
 [[File:Proton Microsoft Authenticator.png|right|thumb|150px]]
 Like [[Authy]], Microsoft Authenticator does not allow the user to export their MFA codes to another service.
+===Removal of password manager (June 2025)===
+In June 2025, Microsoft Authenticator users were no longer be able to save new passwords in the app. Then in July 2025, autofill was removed and no longer available. And finally in August 2025, saved passwords were deleted in the Authenticator app.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2025-07-01 |title=Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216031451/https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html |archive-date=2025-12-16 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[The Hacker News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins |first=Jessica |date=2025-06-13 |title=Microsoft Deleting Saved Passwords From Auth App |url=https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205183620/https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ |archive-date=2025-12-05 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[Flaming]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Martin |date=2025-05-05 |title=Microsoft removes Authenticator App feature to promote Microsoft Edge |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210071101/https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ |archive-date=2025-12-10 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=[[ghacks.net]]}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[Authy]]
 *[[Proton Authenticator]]
+*[[Google Authenticator]]
 ==References==