Microsoft Authenticator

Garbage. If your company decides to use this, best of luck. And if you get a new phone, I wish you even more luck, because that is absolute hell, trying to get the authenticator to recognize your new phone. There have got to be better ways to secure digital things than this damned app. Also, you won't be able to use it if you lose reception or don't have Wi-Fi, which is a common occurrence in our very large building.

Works w/every app/site I've linked it to (everything from banking to shopping) & never had a failure. I've been using it for many years now. U can use it w/both your personal email addresses (Gmail, yahoo, etc), & SSO accounts (organization), & across devices. 99% of complaints here are USER error! Don't blame MS because u don't understand how to use this app. & no, it is NOT supposed to sync w/Google PW Manager, for your protection! However, u CAN upload a copy of your passwords to this app.

I was forced to install this app. My work email literally wouldn't open until I did. I did not elect to participate in the use of a two-factor authentication system that, based on the reviews available on the website, will inevitably lock me out when I get a new phone, will subject me to endless code loops, and will offer no customer support. Between this and the disabling of Office features if you opt out of AI, Microsoft is no longer a company; they are an ongoing hostage negotiation.

Make sure to download on a device you won't lose. I got a new phone, as most everyone does every couple of years. well... how am I supposed to log into the authenticator app without being able to approve a sign-in using the... Authenticator app.... AND THERE IS 0 WAY TO FIX IT. I now have to go through my supervisor to IT to reset it. I know the password... its correct. I'm logged in, but I have access to nothing because I can't use the app without accepting it.

This authenticator app is so ridiculous! Only use it cause of other organizations and companies that force me to use it for login. More than half the time, the notification code to login to one of my accounts using this doesn't even pop up, it gives me errors logging in, it puts me in a loop, makes it hard to transfer my logins to a new device, asks me to type in a code repeatedly, has issues loading and backing up my logins and now I'm locked out of one of my accounts cause of this stupid app!