It's not safe to have security codes texted to your phone. Luckily, there are other ways to log into your accounts.

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Two-Factor authentication is your last line of online defense. Using a mobile authenticator app isn't hard to set up. Yeah, it takes extra seconds to get into an account but it's worth it. Not using ...

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Use the Microsoft Authenticator app to scan the QR code or manually input the key. The app will give you a code to enter. Go back into Facebook and input the code.

4] App Permission Review. Apps on any platform need permission to work as intended. It is possible that the authenticator app might not have the proper set of permissions, hampering the code ...

Syncing your Google Authenticator codes now happens through your Google account—the feature is available on the latest iOS and Android versions of Google’s app. Authenticator gives you the ...

SMS-based authentication sends the code via text message, while an authenticator app will have the code locked within, changing it every 30 seconds.

Like similar options, LastPass Authenticator supports six-digit generated passcodes alongside SMS codes and automated push notifications. To activate the app's backup feature, you'll need to set ...

If your authenticator app doesn’t have any backup or syncing features, you can make the change manually: Visit each site that you have a 2FA code for, log in using your old phone, deactivate 2FA ...

Mac's two-factor code authentication is now even better, thanks to the dedicated Codes section in the new Passwords app in macOS Sequoia.