Backup Microsoft Authenticator for iOS and Android devices

Back up your account credentials

Before you can back up your credentials, you must have:

• A personal Microsoft account to act as your recovery account.

• For iOS only, you must have an iCloud account for the actual storage location.

Turn on cloud backup for iOS devices

On your iOS device, select Settings, select Backup, and then turn on iCloud backup. Your account credentials are backed up to your iCloud account.

Turn on cloud backup for Android devices

On your Android device, select Settings, select Backup, and then turn on Cloud backup. Your account credentials are backed up to your cloud account.