Google Authenticator on old phone, wanting to transfer to GrapheneOS.

3njKu6Zc6

Just got GrapheneOS installed on my Pixel.

What are my authenticator options? I don't want to lose any of the 2FA codes setup on my old phone that is using Google Authenticator.

What are you all doing? What is generally recommended here?

evalda

3njKu6Zc6 Aegis can import 2FA codes from Google Authenticator by scanning bar codes. I did it when migrating from iPhone to GOS and it worked like a charm 🌷

Shendai

3njKu6Zc6 As others here have stated, Aegis is a great solution and its what I migrated to using instead of Google Authenticator when I started using GrapheneOS. If I remember correctly, I was able to import all my codes at once using a QR code scan from the old app as it was on a different phone. Quick & easy. Biometric authentication on the app enabled and works as it should.

dazinism

Aegis authenticator is pretty good.

Heres someones assessment from a couple years back
https://github.com/lynn-stephenson/analysis/blob/master/Aegis%20Authenticator%20v1.1.4.md

3njKu6Zc6

I ended up just using Google Authenticator because I don't feel like re-inveting the wheel or manually importing dozens of 2FA services into a new app.

Google Authenticator has no network access and no access to anything else, so I can't imagine this being a privacy concern, right?

If I could go back in time and choose a different Authentication app, I would, but I guess I'm too invested in it now.

matchboxbananasynergy

Google Authenticator is fine, but rhe advantage of Aegis is that you can encrypt it, and you can also make encrypted backups of your tokens, so it makes portability in the future much better.

Relaks

Authy, because experience has shown me I cannot be trusted to keep a local backup of my 2FA codes. But I don't think it has an easy migration tool, other than reregistering all your auth tokens manually.