App Tour - Microsoft Authenticator App

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 26, 2016

7 Slides

 

NOTE: I am being told that although the app store listing indicates this is the new combined Microsoft Authenticator App it is possible this may just be the initial rebranding of the Azure Authenticator App.  I will leave this gallery in place and update it if this is not the final version.

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After being delayed about 10 days following the release of its iOS and Android counterparts, the new Microsoft Authenticator App for Windows Mobile devices is now available in the Windows Store for download.

The new app, which merges the Azure Authenticator, Microsoft account, and Multi-Factor Authentication apps into one app, can be used for Microsoft accounts that are either personal, work or school related.

It is also compatible with other services that offer multi-factor authentication logins such as LastPass, MaxCDN and others.

The app is very straight forward and enrollment of your account can be done by scanning in a QR Code or manually entering the key for that accounts authentication.

As you will see in one of the screenshots in this gallery the app uses a gray interface instead of the white background that was in the other authentication apps and you will notice the transparent action bar at the bottom of the app screen overlaying the last entry on the main page.

It does not prevent you from seeing the code you need to enter but it is not very pleasant from an esthetic view point.

A long tap and hold on any account listed in the app will bring up the option to delete that account. A brief tap on any account listed will copy the code to your devices clipboard so it can be pasted in another location if necessary.

The new Microsoft Authenticator app is available in the Windows Store for Windows Phone 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile devices.

P.S. Doesn't the keyhole on the new Microsoft Authenticator app look like a person icon

Thanks to Alan Mendelevich (@ailon) for the link to the new app.

 

About the Author(s)

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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