Microsoft is killing Authenticator’s password supervisor options quickly

For those who use Microsoft’s Authenticator app in your cell phone as a password supervisor, right here’s some dangerous information: Microsoft is discontinuing the “autofill” password administration performance in Authenticator. In line with the announcement put up (noticed by BleepingComputer), the transition will happen in three levels over this summer time.

Beginning in June, you’ll not be capable of retailer new passwords in Authenticator. In July, the precise autofill function will cease working, that means you received’t be capable of use Authenticator to fill in passwords for you. In August, all saved passwords will disappear from Authenticator, successfully killing the function for good.

Happily, all of your saved passwords are synced to your Microsoft account, which suggests they’ll nonetheless be accessible one other method. To entry your saved passwords after they’re gone from Authenticator, you’ll want to put in Edge in your cell phone. Edge additionally has autofill, so you may resume password administration there.

For those who don’t need to use Edge as your password supervisor, you’ll have to export your passwords from Authenticator and import them into no matter different password supervisor you find yourself utilizing. Try our favourite free password managers if you happen to don’t know what to make use of as a substitute.