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Amber Bouman

Microsoft Authenticator is going to delete your passwords on Friday — what to do right now

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Microsoft Authenticator users who have not yet made plans to switch to a new method are running out of time: The app will stop storing, managing, saving and auto-filling passwords this Friday, August 1.

Microsoft has been sending out messages for weeks indicating its plan to move to a passkey method; as of June, users were no longer able to add passwords, and as of July, the autofill function was shuttered. Starting in August, users will be unable to access their saved passwords unless they have ported them over to Microsoft Edge.

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