This is the first in a new series of weekly app recommendations, where I’ll highlight something I’ve been using for years or recently discovered and believe is worth showcasing. Some of these apps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The apps generate short-lived codes to use along with a password. That can be safer than having codes texted to you. By Yael ...

The other day Twitter made SMS-based two-factor authentication paid on its platform. But that’s not the only way to secure your Twitter or any other accounts using two-factor authentication. There are ...

Authenticator apps auto-generate numerical codes to help secure your online accounts. These codes act as a form of 2-factor authentication (2FA). Here are some of the best authentication apps ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

When I started using two-factor authentication, I saved my time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) in Google Authenticator since it was one of the first prominent tools for the job. Years later, I left ...

I use Authy. However read past problems it may or may not of had. It is compatible with the Google Authentication algorithm with is a time based password system. I picked it over Google Authenticator ...