Unmaintained Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025.

The decision is to streamline autofill support and consolidate credentials management under a single platform, Microsoft Edge.

The move requires action from impacted users as they are given until August 1, 2025, to export their information from Authenticator, or risk losing it.

Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile app (iOS and Android) that provides secure sign-in for mobile accounts using multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods like time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, or biometrics-based confirmations.

The app supports authentication for Microsoft services like Microsoft accounts, Azure AD, and GitHub, as well as non-Microsoft platforms.

The autofill feature was added to mobile Authenticator apps in December 2020, allowing users to fill their credentials saved in the Authenticator on sign-in forms automatically.

Microsoft announced that autofill and the password manager are now moving to its browser, Edge.

Users who want to continue using the passwords saved in Microsoft Authenticator for autofill will need to install Microsoft Edge on their phone (iOS, Android).

"Your saved passwords (but not your generated password history) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you can continue to access them and enjoy seamless autofill functionality with Microsoft Edge," reads the announcement.

To complete the migration of the autofill functionality to Microsoft's browser, users need to find 'Autofill/Passwords' in their device settings and choose Edge as the preferred service.

Then, launch Edge and sign in with your Microsoft account to allow the syncing of passwords to begin.

Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025.

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[Parkinsond]

And then lock you out of your microsoft account to lose all your log in data

 

[MWTSenior]

Microsoft is always desperate in finding ways to bring users to its Edge browser. They should let the users decide which browser they want to use. Instead of forcing them to use Edge, they should make Edge more usable and attention grabber.

 

[TairikuOkami]

Nuh thanks, Edge removed my passwords last time from all browsers and devices thanks to the cool sync and if I did not have a file backup, it would take me days to reclaim them.

 

[bazang]

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025.

This was expected. Not enough users utilized those features. In Microosft "deprecate" does not mean "discontinue," but in this case the proper terminology is "remove" or "discontinue."

Pencil and paper works wonderfully for passwords. Government agents, angry ex-partners, and criminals are not interested in my saved hand-written passwords - even if they would find them. There's nothing there because it is written in ciphercode.

Too much work for the average person, but I am never locked out of anything so I'm using more commonsense than they.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft Authenticator now warns to export passwords before July cutoff

The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill feature is being deprecated in July, suggesting users move to Microsoft Edge instead.

Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile authenticator app that provides secure sign-in for mobile accounts using multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods like time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, biometrics-based confirmations, and password-less logins to Microsoft accounts.

Earlier this month, BleepingComputer reported about the upcoming deprecation, which warned that users had until August 1 to export their passwords before they become unavailable in the app.

Today, the Microsoft Authenticator app began issuing notifications about the upcoming changes, showing a fullscreen banner warning to export saved passwords before July 1 or switch to Microsoft Edge.

"Autofill via Authenticator ends in July 2025," reads the Microsoft Authenticator notification.

"You can export your saved info (passwords only) from Authenticator until Autofill ends. Access your passwords and addresses via Microsoft Edge at any time."

"To keep autofilling your info, turn on Edge or other provider."

The notification also links to a Microsoft support page explaining that saved passwords are synced with your Microsoft Account, making them accessible to Microsoft Edge once the feature is deprecated.

"To continue to use generated passwords, save them from Generator history (accessed via or from the Password tab) into your saved passwords."

The support page also offers a timeline of how the deprecation will proceed:

• Starting June 2025, you will no longer be able to save new passwords in Authenticator.
• During July 2025, you will not be able to use autofill with Authenticator.
• From August 2025, your saved passwords will no longer be accessible in Authenticator.

For users who do not wish to use Microsoft Edge, you can go into the Microsoft Authenticator settings and export the passwords into a CSV file so they can be imported into a different program.

Microsoft Authenticator now warns to export passwords before July cutoff

The Microsoft Authenticator app is now issuing notifications warning that the password autofill feature is being deprecated in July, suggesting users move to Microsoft Edge instead.

www.bleepingcomputer.com