My work requires that I use Microsoft Authenticator on my personal cell phone, to log in to my work account (very frustrating and unfair imo… but that’s a different topic).
Has anyone been able to sideload these kinds of apps to a dumbphone? If so, how well does it work and what kind of dumbphone do you use? I currently have an iPhone and I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with Apple and want to get away from them.
Can’t you just use an open source to app, like Aegis?
I must use Microsoft Authenticator, because of their IT restrictions. I tap on a notification and enter a two digit number. I wish I could just use Aegis
If you absolutely must have a smart phone, you can get a prepaid phone and just never get an account for it.
A moto G is $30 at Walmart. Set it up offline, skip every part that asks to create or log in to an account, connect to wifi to install Aurora Store, download whatever apps you need.
To add to this, I haven’t used Microsoft authenticator specifically, but if its anything like the other 2 factor auth apps, they don’t need internet to show the auth codes, its purely on-device only, once you’ve set it up.
The Microsoft app doesn’t use standard 2FA method. You have to use their app. Of course!