So go ahead and select a maximum of 8 accounts for now (you can try more but it might fail). This method does not work with too many accounts at once, 12 did not work for me but 8 did. After authenticating, you can choose which accounts to export.Google Authenticator has a “transfer accounts” menu item, open it and choose “export accounts”.I tried copying the file from the phone using adb, but that, too, requires root, and unfortunately, I never rooted my current phone… Alternatively, you can use a file picker in Aegis to locate a database file of the app you want to migrate away from.Aegis can import from many apps, including Google Authenticator, by directly reading their respective database file (that’s what you need root for).Here are two solutions that work at least with Aegis (which is free and open source by the way): What a tedious process, especially if you have a lot of accounts (I have 12 at this time). Until today, I never did though, because a few Google hits I looked at all seemed to suggest there is no way to export them from GA and then import them somewhere else, which means I’d have to log into each service, deactivate 2FA, and then activate it again, scanning the QR code from the new app this time. Authy reportedly can not do this, so I did not bother testing it. ![]() Both apps can import Google Authenticator QR codes (see “without root” section below). *) Aegis cannot automatically backup to Google Drive but works with NextCloud, which is fine for me. This is the main reason I’ve wanted to migrate away from Google Authenticator for a long time. ![]() Other 2FA apps, such as Authy, 2FAS or Aegis have the ability to make automatic encrypted backups of their database to Google Drive or other places*, so you’re safe not only when you migrate to a new phone but also if you lost access to your old one. ![]() It just has a big disadvantage: If your phone gets lost or stolen, you’re out of luck and you should hope you have saved recovery codes or can recover your accounts via e-mail. Using 2FA certainly adds a good layer of security, and the Google Authenticator app is probably one of the most commonly used apps for that.
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