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So first of all... Why is "microsoft Authenticator" not an option in the "Products" dropdown when choosing where this post should go? I'm just going to choose "Windows"... Sorry not sorry.
Also, I can't take a screenshot on the microsoft Authenticator app without it capturing a black image (thanks,) so here is an extremely low resolution webcam picture of my phone screen.
When I click "Passwords" section on the microsoft authenticator app, I see a button that says "Sign In".
So, I click the button, to sign in. Then, it asks me to authenticate using microsoft authenticator, but I am not signed in, and this is a "sensitive" page, so I have to enter the code displayed into microsoft authenticator, BUT I AM ON MICROSOFT AUTHENTICATOR ALREADY!!! Who designed this terrible app??? Cheap labor resources then you expect us to prefer microsoft edge over Chrome? LOL
Also, when I search my own question in "Bing", it doesn't come up, even if I type the title word for word. Does it go through some sort of not-mentioned approval process before my post becomes actually visible to the public, or is Bing just extremely bad at updating its search results in a timely manner?
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I'm currently facing this issue, I think there's something faulty in the logic, its simply the case of no other options provided for some services, leaving only the authenticator app option (devices get missing). Why do some services not have the option for "I can't access the authenticator"? why is there no attempt to fix this. This is a total lockout; it should be treated as urgent.
Thanks Rob...we have an 'ops' email used by the warehouse to send dispatch notes. Technically an unmonitored email, we do get customers responding to it. Given that, we want access to the email. The Authenticator cycle of doom won't let us set up.
Same issue, I am logged out from my account (onedrive, outlook,..) and cant sign in because authentificator app does not receive any codes or aknowledgements. Deleting and reinstalling authentificator app did not help for my account. Installing 2 factor for another account on authentificator worked.
Same problem here. What a ludicrous situation for the app that is locking you out to require authentication from the very same app that is locking you out! Did anyone bother testing this app before they unleashed it on the public?!
Yeah this is greaaaaat design. I immediately asked our admin if we can go back to google apps. Seriously, what's wrong with MS...
2FA is deactivated on our domain. Nobody should have this problem. It has been automatically forced for our company since today. Users are locked out of their account because the authenticator they just installed needs the code from the authenticator which is not set up to set up the authenticator.
Yeah this sentence almost doesn't mean anything with the stupid things MS just sent our way.
Personnally I think we should go back to office 2016 and google apps, if microsoft can just shut down our access like this.
