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iOS 16 Lets You Use Third-Party Two-Factor Authentication Apps With Built-In Passwords Feature

With iOS 16, Apple is giving users the option to use a third-party authentication app with the built-in Passwords feature in the Settings app.

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This allows those who prefer authentication apps like Google Authenticator or Authy to set that as the default, getting codes from those apps when using the two-factor authentication option with Passwords.

The third-party authenticator app options are available as an alternative to the built-in iCloud Passwords & Keychain feature and can be used as the default when setting up verification codes.

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Top Rated Comments

JippaLippa Avatar
54 months ago
As an Authy user, I'm delighted.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
54 months ago
Hope 1Password Will be updated soon to support this
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
54 months ago
I'm glad Apple is opening this up to addition apps.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
54 months ago

long overdue. very welcome for users of multiple OS/platforms.
Hope Microsoft Authenticator is added to it as well when it launches.
It’s already added



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Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ghostface147 Avatar
54 months ago
Finally. They've borked Bitwarden.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
54 months ago
long overdue. very welcome for users of multiple OS/platforms.
Hope Microsoft Authenticator is added to it as well when it launches.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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