The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill characteristic is being deprecated in July, suggesting customers transfer to Microsoft Edge as an alternative.
Microsoft Authenticator is a free cell authenticator app that gives safe sign-in for cell accounts utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA) strategies like time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, biometrics-based confirmations, and password-less logins to Microsoft accounts.
Earlier this month, BleepingComputer reported concerning the upcoming deprecation, which warned that customers had till August 1 to export their passwords earlier than they develop into unavailable within the app.
At the moment, the Microsoft Authenticator app started issuing notifications concerning the upcoming adjustments, exhibiting a fullscreen banner warning to export saved passwords earlier than July 1 or change to Microsoft Edge.
“Autofill through Authenticator ends in July 2025,” reads the Microsoft Authenticator notification.
“You’ll be able to export your saved information (passwords solely) from Authenticator till Autofill ends. Entry your passwords and addresses through Microsoft Edge at any time.”
“To maintain autofilling your information, activate Edge or different supplier.”
Supply: BleepingComputer
On the backside of the notification is a button labeled “Activate Edge,” which, when clicked in iOS, brings you to the AutoFill & Passwords setting display screen, the place you’ll be able to allow Edge as a password autofill supplier.
The notification additionally hyperlinks to a Microsoft assist web page explaining that saved passwords are synced together with your Microsoft Account, making them accessible to Microsoft Edge as soon as the characteristic is deprecated.
“Your saved passwords (however not your generated password historical past) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you may proceed to entry them and luxuriate in seamless autofill performance with Microsoft Edge, a safe and user-friendly AI-powered internet browser that gives options resembling Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, Password Monitor, and InPrivate search,” reads the assist bulletin.
“To proceed to make use of generated passwords, save them from Generator historical past (accessed through or from the Password tab) into your saved passwords.”
The assist web page additionally gives a timeline of how the deprecation will proceed:
- Beginning June 2025, you’ll not be capable to save new passwords in Authenticator.
- Throughout July 2025, you will be unable to make use of autofill with Authenticator.
- From August 2025, your saved passwords will not be accessible in Authenticator.
For customers who don’t want to use Microsoft Edge, you’ll be able to go into the Microsoft Authenticator settings and export the passwords right into a CSV file to allow them to be imported into a special program.
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