Google Authenticator 7.0 brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) codes.

  • @I_Has_A_Hat
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    5 hours ago

    I’m still baffled at the logo redesign to what looks like a butthole. Like, you’re telling me NO ONE on the design team watched Community?

  • Eager Eagle
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    Previously, you long-pressed on those six digits in the account list to copy to your clipboard.

    With last week’s Google Authenticator update, a simple tap is how you copy those codes. (That being said, we’ve noticed that a long-press sometimes still works in version 7.0, but it’s inconsistent and the single tap is clearly the intended behavior.) A single touch is definitely simpler, but users have to adjust to this.

    Google Auth and Authy lock you in, consider migrating to Aegis or Ente Auth.

    • William
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      25 hours ago

      It’s too bad Ente doesn’t have any browser extensions, because it sounds pretty awesome otherwise.

      • Eager Eagle
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        when i had to do it, they could only be exported to another google auth via QR code. I was forced to recreate the codes on every service.

  • @bradboimler
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    15 hours ago

    Thank you! I was wondering why long presses were no longer working.

    • @[email protected]
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      It’s a feature of an Android app (I even guess it’s preinstalled on some devices), and it was clearly stated in the title, that it’s not an Android feature, but it’s a feature of G**gle Authenticator.

      Yesterday you agreed to my comment, that the problem is when Android and other app features are mixed up. Here it’s clearly stated that it’s not an Android feature.

      You request more tight moderation, but unnecessarily strict mod control can kill communities. This news is related to Android, and isn’t against any of the rules on the sidebar. If you don’t want to see it downvote and move along. If a lot of us downvote it maybe OP will think differently and stop posting these articles.