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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by GordonS on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:10PM (#34444278)
I just checked, and my MS Authenticator is backing up to... my Google account.

So, I thought I'd better change that... but it looks like you can't change your recovery account.

Why are 2FA apps so obtuse!

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Re:Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using bac... by my123 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:53PM (#34444778)
on iOS, MS Authenticator backups to iCloud. No way to retain the codes on an iOS->android migration (or the opposite).
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