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To disable auto-update on recent Android: Play Store -> Search "Authenticator" -> Select "Google Authenticator" -> Press "Menu" -> Deselect "Auto-update"
I don't think this is happening on Android, seems to be an issue with an iOS update.
What does it mean that it 'loses all accounts'? I use two factor auth but not this app, so I am not sure why people are going to have such a bad day...
You get greeted by a "let's begin" screen, and all your accounts/credentials have magically gone away. This happened to me 5 minutes ago. Edit: tweet with picture: https://twitter.com/jawj/status/375144792126410752
For those looking for Google Authenticator alternatives, I recommend either Duo Mobile from Duo Security or Authy. I ditched Google Authenticator a while ago and haven't missed it one bit -- having a single app manage my two-factor tokens / keys is much more convenient.
[0]https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hde-otp-generator/id57124032...
I cannot fathom why people still rely on Google for their core business needs. At my last place of work I built an SMS system to be used as the second factor in the intranet login. I _could_ have used a 3rd party 2FA, but the most _logical_ reason to have our own system was ... well.. we didn't want to rely on anyone except ourselves. Didn't take me long and the most difficult part was finding enough USB-connected ph…
And the remarkably secure telecom system, of course.
Google's style of 2FA is IMO technologically superior in that there is no communication after the initial seed. It also appears to be somewhat standardized -- see others posting about Authy. You could have your own handwritten program running the algorithm if you wanted to be independent.
The real screw up on Google's part is not instructing users to have an encrypted backup of their 2FA data.
If they had released this two weeks later, iOS 7's auto-update feature would have bricked everyone's accounts. Google Auth 2.0 redefines two-factor auth: something you know + something you DON'T have. Their entire purpose in life is this second part and they completely and absolutely botched it. I can't believe this passed testing at both Google and Apple. There wasn't even a warning in the release notes.
>There wasn't even a warning in the release notes Do you think they would have released it if they knew about it?
They have the ability to yank the updated version any time, 24/7, at a moment's notice, until a fix is available.
They also have the ability to update the release notes after the fact.
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>There wasn't even a warning in the release notes Do you think they would have released it if they knew about it?
This isn't addressing the (obviously rhetorical) question of whether they knew in advance, but now that they do know, fwiw: They have the ability to yank the updated version any time, 24/7, at a moment's notice, until a fix is available. They also have the ability to update the release notes after the fact.
Not when iTunes Connect is down for maintenance, they don't. Worst possible timing.
Authy (YC W12, [1]) is a nice replacement for the GA app. Besides being more stable, it has also the "benefit" of allowing you to back up your keys, and recover in the case of a lost phone or deleted app. Thankfully, backing up is entirely optional, and turned off by default. While they claim backups are encrypted with PBKDF2 [3], I still would never ever use something that sends my tokens to a remote server, as it'd…
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You get greeted by a "let's begin" screen, and all your accounts/credentials have magically gone away. This happened to me 5 minutes ago. Edit: tweet with picture: https://twitter.com/jawj/status/375144792126410752
So your account has not gone away, nor has it been deleted, nor has any magic happened; your account is still there safe and sound on Google's servers, it's just that the settings in this one mobile app have been wiped, correct?
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You get greeted by a "let's begin" screen, and all your accounts/credentials have magically gone away. This happened to me 5 minutes ago. Edit: tweet with picture: https://twitter.com/jawj/status/375144792126410752
So your account has not gone away, nor has it been deleted, nor has any magic happened; your account is still there safe and sound on Google's servers, it's just that the settings in this one mobile app have been wiped, correct?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You get greeted by a "let's begin" screen, and all your accounts/credentials have magically gone away. This happened to me 5 minutes ago. Edit: tweet with picture: https://twitter.com/jawj/status/375144792126410752
So your account has not gone away, nor has it been deleted, nor has any magic happened; your account is still there safe and sound on Google's servers, it's just that the settings in this one mobile app have been wiped, correct?