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 ... Read full article.