Microsoft
is overhauling its authenticator apps for Android and iOS next month, with new
features and a refreshed user interface. While Microsoft has long supported
two-factor authentication for multiple services on Android, the iOS app has
always been restricted to Microsoft Azure. That's changing on August 15th, and
the new apps for both iOS and Android will support two-factor codes from a
variety of services.
If
you're a Microsoft Account user (Outlook.com or Hotmail etc.) then you'll even
be able to approve a request from a notification on your phone. This will also
work for notifications on an Apple Watch or a Samsung Gear device. Google just
started making its own two-factor authentication a lot easier to use. Microsoft's
own notification support is very similar, and actually even quicker since it's
direct from the notification itself and there's no need to open the app.
Microsoft
is also adding support for finger-based approvals on iOS and Android.
"We're just getting started on this new app," notes Alex Simons, a
director of program management in Microsoft's identity division. "Now that
we've finished consolidating into a single code base, we're expecting to
deliver new improvements at a very rapid pace." Microsoft is planning to
roll out the first version of the new app on August 15th.
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