Transfer data of Microsoft authenticator from Android to Iphone

Question

Is there a way to restore Microsoft authenticator accounts/data from Android phone on to a iPhone?

If not, what are the steps for manually transferring individual accounts to iphone Microsoft authenticator app.

Answer 1

Having to now to recreate MFA settings for 40+ accounts because of this laziness.

Lesson learned, do not use Microsoft Authenticator for TOTP codes.

When setting up MFA, best option seems to be to use more user friendly software like Bitwarden and store the TOTP codes in there. And then if you need Microsoft Authenticator features, then you can use the same TOTP code in authenticator.

This way when Authenticator shows you what a pile of trash it is, you can use the TOTP codes you saved in Bitwarden to re-create any accounts. Or just continue to use Bitwarden if all you need are one-time codes.

Get it together Microsoft.

Answer 2

I wonder why a big company like Microsoft can't add this simple thing. I finally moved to Authy because it supports both iOS and Android. The accounts on your iPhone will be synced if you make changes on Android, and vice versa!

Answer 3

Facing the same issue, and found the following information on the support site - "Back up and recover account credentials in the Authenticator app"

• Changing operating systems: Your backup is stored in the iCloud for iOS and in Microsoft's cloud storage provider for Android. This means that your backup is unavailable if you switch between Android and iOS devices. If you make the switch, you must manually recreate your accounts within the Microsoft Authenticator app.

Looks like the only way is to recreate all authentication tokens ...

Answer 4

Indeed pathetic... tried multiple times and failed.

Answer 5

I am facing the exact same issue lately - and Microsoft has zero support for this at the time of writing this though.