New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: 2FA code for Google account gone after Google Authenticator update
Tell HN: 2FA code for Google account gone after Google Authenticator update
2 by butz | 1 comments on Hacker News.
After recent update, where Google added accounts support to yet another of their apps, I am no longer getting 2FA code for my Google Account. Only dashes are displayed and clicking on it shows very terse error message: "Could not generate code for this account. Try removing it from Authenticator and setting it up...". Of course I opted out of using account in Authenticator, as my phone is connected to different Google account. So without any initial warning I am "locked out" of my Google account. Sure, I still can do whole dance with backup codes, SMS verification or "other options", but such breaking behaviour should not be happening in application of this high importance. And especially during holidays. Good job everyone.
2 by butz | 1 comments on Hacker News.
After recent update, where Google added accounts support to yet another of their apps, I am no longer getting 2FA code for my Google Account. Only dashes are displayed and clicking on it shows very terse error message: "Could not generate code for this account. Try removing it from Authenticator and setting it up...". Of course I opted out of using account in Authenticator, as my phone is connected to different Google account. So without any initial warning I am "locked out" of my Google account. Sure, I still can do whole dance with backup codes, SMS verification or "other options", but such breaking behaviour should not be happening in application of this high importance. And especially during holidays. Good job everyone.
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