Authenticator App on Apple Vision Pro

Microsoft is completely aware of this issue.

For example, Microsoft’s April 16 announcement of OneNote for the AVP, said “Microsoft Authenticator is not currently available for the Apple Vision Pro. We're working on it, though, so check back for updates soon.”

See https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-onenote-now-available-on-apple-vision-pro/ba-p/4115959.

If you try to authenticate a Microsoft 365 app on the AVP you are taken to a page that says “To continue, you must install the Microsoft Authenticator app and register your device. It helps keep organizational data more secure,” and then you are presented with a link that says “Get the app.” That link takes you to an App Store page for Authenticator that says that the Authenticator app is for iOS devices only, and can’t be installed on the AVP. That App Store page contains many dozens of comments asking why the Authenticator hasn’t been updated (but no responses or explanations from Microsoft).

In the nearly four month period since the AVP was released Microsoft has updated the Microsoft Authenticator app on the App Store at least three times, but has still not enabled the app to work on the AVP. All this time, except for the “check back soon” messages, there’s been a complete lack of communication from Microsoft on this issue.

The communication from Microsoft at the time the AVP was released did not clearly say that without the Authenticator app, the other Microsoft 365 apps (which were highly publicized) would not work for many enterprise users. As a result, many of us spent more than $4,000 for a device with the expectation that that device could be used for work — and now, four months later, find ourselves with very expensive devices that are great for media consumption, but not much more.

It’s profoundly disappointing that this is taking so long and the communication has been so unhelpful. My understanding has always been that Microsoft (or Microsoft MVPs) read this forum. At this point, I’m wondering if any class action attorneys might also read this forum.

I just noticed that there’s been another update to the version of Authenticator on TestFlight (from 6.8.8(1) to 6.8.9(11)) — but this new build is still not compatible with VisionOS. Grrr.

As of 4/16/2024, the Microsoft Authenticator still cannot be installed in VisionOS. This includes the latest Testflight version as of this writing. Feedback for testflight should be emailed to authappfeedback@microsoft.com... except when I emailed them I got a postmaster underliverable notice. Is there any way whatsoever to contact this team?

I just noticed that the version of Microsoft Authenticator on TestFlight was updated today from 6.8.7(9) to 6.8.8(1), and the version of Microsoft Authenticator in the App Store has also been updated (presumably to 6.8.7(9)). Unfortunately, based on what I can see from my iPad, it looks like neither the version in the App store nor the version on TestFlight work on the Apple Vision Pro. If that's the case, it's very disappointing. I don't have my AVP with me now to fully confirm that they haven't released an AVP compatible version. Can someone who does have their AVP at hand please check? Thanks.

I checked earlier today and I did not see any option for Authenticaor on the AVP test flight :(

its a daily disappointment.