Google Authenticator
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
3warn against
Mar 28, 2026first mention
Sep 17, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Google Authenticator supports local export/import across devices via a QR code”
Caveats and dissent
“I got burned by Google authenticator in the past and had to jump through hoops to regain access to my accounts”
“Don't use Google/Microsoft authenticator apps directly.”
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“I know google/ms were worst”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: How to recover Google auth after phone stolen? 3 mentions
- TreasuryDirect: Prepare for ID.me – Your New Way to Log In 1 mention
- Yubikey 5.8: Verified Authorization for the New Era of Identity and AI 1 mention
- LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach 1 mention
- GitHub now requiring 2FA for all contributors,what authenticator apps you using? 1 mention
Data: google-authenticator.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 7
“I got burned by Google authenticator in the past and had to jump through hoops to regain access to my accounts”
“Don't use Google/Microsoft authenticator apps directly.”
“Google Authenticator supports local export/import across devices via a QR code”
“I use it with Google Authenticator TOTP.”
“The most secure auth I use now is Microsoft Authenticator, and Google Authenticator for the TOTP stuff.”
“In terms of TOTP I just use googleauth and oathtool.”
“I know google/ms were worst”