Users who want to continue using the passwords saved in Microsoft Authenticator for autofill will need to install Microsoft Edge on their phone (iOS, Android). "Your saved passwords (but not your generated password history) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you can continue to access them and enjoy seamless autofill functionality with Microsoft Edge," reads the announcement. Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile app (iOS and Android) that provides secure sign-in for mobile accounts using multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods like time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, or biometrics-based confirmations. If users don't want to use Edge, Microsoft allows exporting passwords so they can be moved to another password manager, but this must be done before August 1, 2025. To complete the migration of the autofill functionality to Microsoft's browser, users need to find 'Autofill/Passwords' in their device settings and choose Edge as the preferred service. Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025. Microsoft noted that Passkeys will continue to be supported in Authenticator, so users who actively use them to sign in to their Microsoft Accounts must ensure the app remains enabled as their Passkey Provider. Microsoft announced that autofill and the password manager are now moving to its browser, Edge. Then, launch Edge and sign in with your Microsoft account to allow the syncing of passwords to begin. The decision is to streamline autofill support and consolidate credentials management under a single platform, Microsoft Edge. The autofill feature was added to mobile Authenticator apps in December 2020, allowing users to fill their credentials saved in the Authenticator on sign-in forms automatically.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Sat, 03 May 2025 21:24:57 +0000