What Does an Authenticator App Do? Authenticator apps are a multi-factor authentication method you can use to encrypt your online login credentials. Simply put, MFA verifies that you're the one ...

Now, to recover your credentials on another device, launch the Authenticator app. When prompted, hit the Begin Recovery button at the bottom of the screen. Sign in to your recovery account.

Note: If this is the first time you are setting up the Microsoft Authenticator app, you might receive a prompt asking whether to allow the app to access your camera (iOS) or to allow the app to take ...