This usually generates a QR code, which you can then scan using the Microsoft Authenticator app. Now that you have your accounts set up, you'll be prompted to enter a six-digit code the next time ...

Select Scan a QR code if that's what you have ... you set up with Google Authenticator. Open the Google Authenticator app on your phone, find the correct account, and note the number provided ...

Are you using SMS codes for 2FA on Gmail? Gmail is phasing out that option in 2025. Switch to a more robust 2FA alternative ...

You must select Allow, so the authenticator app can access your camera to take a picture of the QR code in the next step. If you do not allow the camera, you can still set up the authenticator app, ...

Google has updated its Authenticator smartphone app for Android and ... the option to transfer 2FA codes to a new device manually, but that requires scanning a QR code on the old device.