If my phone beeaks how do I access my authenticator?

Mikael Molina 1 Reputation point
2020-11-12T17:20:18.867+00:00

This is a hypothetical question. But this did happen to me in past but with a different 2fa app. Since I'm on the Microsoft authenticator how can I add another device as a backup if my phone breaks? Can I add the authenticator on pc?

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Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
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  1. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2020-11-12T18:48:09.057+00:00

    You can follow along here to recovery.
    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/how-it-works-backup-and-restore-for-microsoft-authenticator/ba-p/1006678

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  2. Andy David - MVP 144.2K Reputation points MVP
    2020-11-12T18:52:48.067+00:00

    Choose another option if the phone is not avail. Make sure you have those other options enabled in your account at:

    https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info
    In other words, you can have a different phone number already set in case of an issue

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