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If you've been storing passwords in Microsoft Authenticator and using its autofill feature, you may want to start looking for an alternative.
Microsoft will drop the Authenticator app's autofill feature by July and push people to its Edge browser. "Microsoft is streamlining autofill so you can use saved passwords easily across devices. As part of these updates, autofill in Microsoft Authenticator will be discontinued from July 2025," Microsoft says in a blog post.
As Bleeping Computer reports, the Autofill feature for Authenticator has been around since 2020 and supported Microsoft services like Azure AD and GitHub, as well as non-Microsoft platforms. Microsoft will now retire the Authenticator app's autofill feature in three phases:
- Starting June 2025, you will no longer be able to save new passwords in Authenticator.
- Throughout July 2025, you will not be able to use autofill with Authenticator. After July 2025, payment details will also be erased.
- From August 2025, your saved passwords will no longer be accessible in Authenticator.
Passwords and addresses stored in Authenticator are synced to your Microsoft account, so you can access saved details in the Edge browser, Microsoft says. To use Edge's autofill function on your phone, you'll need to download the browser and set it as your default autofill provider.
- On iOS, go to Settings > General > Autofill & Passwords and turn on Edge.
- On Android, go to Settings > Autofill > Preferred service > Change > Edge.
To use an autofill provider other than Edge, you need to export your Authenticator passwords before Aug. 1, 2025. To do that, launch Authenticator on your phone, go to Settings > Export Passwords under Autofill. Sign in if asked to and choose a folder to save your export file. Then, you can move passwords to your desired platform, like your Google Account or iCloud.
If you miss the Aug. 1 deadline, don't worry. You'll still be able to find your passwords, albeit on Edge. You can also export passwords and saved addresses from Edge.
The changes to Autofill don't affect Authenticator's primary functions. You can continue using the app for two-factor authentication codes and passkeys as usual.
Notably, the changes come as Microsoft marks a shift to passkeys for account log-ins. All new Microsoft accounts will be passwordless by default, and users will be required to use passkeys for access. Authenticator will also continue to support passkeys.