- Automatic password is amortized on Microsoft Authenticator
- Existing passwords will be synchronized via your Microsoft account
- Users must export passwords or switch to edge use
Microsoft Authenticator will cease update passwords from July 1, 2025, because the application capacities are amortized and the key functions moved to its Edge browser.
Microsoft Authenticactor has served a lot as an excellent application of free mobile authenticator to connect to Microsoft accounts, but now it transfers automatic password development capacities.
“Autofill via Authenticator ends in July 2025”, now warns the application, “you can export your recorded information (password only) from the authenticator until the end of the autofill. Access your passwords and addresses via Microsoft Edge at any time. To keep your implementation information, light Edge or other supplier. ”
It’s time to export passwords
The current calendar to eliminate Microsoft Authenticator’s password capacities is as follows:
- From June 2025, you will no longer be able to record new passwords in Authenticator
- From July 2025, the automatic development function will stop working
- From August 2025, your recorded passwords will no longer be accessible in Authenticator
If users wish to continue to use Autofill capacity for their Microsoft accounts, the application now displays an “light edge” button that orders the user to activate Edge as a new Autofill password application.
Do not be afraid, your passwords are synchronized with your Microsoft account, which means that they will always be fully accessible via Edge if you forget to export them before the depreciation of the Microsoft Authenticator Autofill function.
Microsoft seems to take the opportunity to stimulate the adoption of the Edge browser, which, according to Statcounter, currently holds a global market share of only 5.2%, with Google holding a dominant part at 66.19%.
Karolis Arbaciauauskas, manager of commercial products at Nordpass, said: “Microsoft’s decision to remove the management of authentication passwords represents an important change in the approach of the company to digital security. It seems that Microsoft simplifies the management of identification information to different devices and brings the logic of passwords closer to the dominant market model closer to the dominant market, which is already familiar to many users. ”
“In addition, the company has been lucky to include the popularity of its browser. In theory, it’s a win-win situation. But people have various personal likes and dislikes, are often used to a particular ecosystem or a browser and may not wish to move. Might be a good idea since it can provides cross-platform synchronization across multiple browsers and devices, secure storage for credentials, and features like break monitoring and sharing encrypted, “concluded Arbaciauskas.
Users who appreciated Microsoft Authenticator’s features may also want to take a look at the best authentication applications to find a replacement.
