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== Microsoft removes passwords from the Authenticator app ==

==Microsoft removes passwords from the Authenticator app==

This is absolutely insane, and I am furious.

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I hope MS just removed the interface but kept the data in the DB. Otherwise it would be a rude, nasty, insane thing to do, and we can mount pressure on them to restore the functionality, or at least allow users to export the passwords. [[Special:Contributions/87.227.196.136|87.227.196.136]] 23:25, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, there is already an article on [[Microsoft Authenticator]], so putting it there would be great! [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 06:31, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

:im fairly sure the passwords and any other data you had in them have been deleted. multiple results from searching for "microsoft removes passwords from auth app". was announced in advance, but that doesnt make it any more acceptable. https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C8:2384:101:2066:FE3F:2CDC:A283|2A00:23C8:2384:101:2066:FE3F:2CDC:A283]] 08:43, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

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 I hope MS just removed the interface but kept the data in the DB. Otherwise it would be a rude, nasty, insane thing to do, and we can mount pressure on them to restore the functionality, or at least allow users to export the passwords.  [[Special:Contributions/87.227.196.136|87.227.196.136]] 23:25, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
+:Hi, there is already an article on [[Microsoft Authenticator]], so putting it there would be great! [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 06:31, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
+:im fairly sure the passwords and any other data you had in them have been deleted. multiple results from searching for "microsoft removes passwords from auth app". was announced in advance, but that doesnt make it any more acceptable. https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html https://flamingltd.com/microsoft-deleting-saved-passwords-from-auth-app/ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/05/microsoft-removes-authenticator-app-feature-to-promote-microsoft-edge/ [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C8:2384:101:2066:FE3F:2CDC:A283|2A00:23C8:2384:101:2066:FE3F:2CDC:A283]] 08:43, 10 November 2025 (UTC)