The first thought of an average GA user is to simply delete the application from the old iPhone and set up Google Authenticator on new iPhone. Unfortunately, this function is available only on Android so far.Īnd while we are waiting for the same update in the iOS Google Authenticator version, let’s figure out what methods of Google Authenticator transfer to a new iPhone are available to us now. It allows you to switch Google Authenticator to a new phone in a few clicks moving all the tokens you use at once.
Though, if you need to move Google Authenticator from one Android smartphone to another, better use it’s in-built function Transfer Accounts. We’ll talk about Google Authenticator for iOS here, but the same works for Android smartphones.
Congratulations! Now, the question is how to transfer Google Authenticator to new iPhone so as not to lose access to all accounts you protect with multi-factor authentication. If you’re reading this, you have probably bought a new iPhone.
