How to Add an Account to Google Authenticator You need two things: Google's authenticator app and a code from the account you want to add to the app (Facebook, Amazon, your bank, etc.).

On Monday, Google Authenticator launched the ability to sync 2FA codes, but it has since emerged that the capability isn’t E2EE, and… ...

Here’s how you can get started with Google Authenticator, what’s recently changed about the app, and how to access your codes in-app.

Google isn’t the only firm offering 2FA sign-in codes to provide backups. Since 2019, Microsoft has allowed people to use a “backup and restore” tool for its Microsoft Authenticator app.