A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation
To get the registration (verification) code for a Microsoft account using Microsoft Authenticator on an iOS (Apple) phone, follow these steps:
- Install Microsoft Authenticator on iOS
- On the iPhone, open the App Store.
- Search for Microsoft Authenticator.
- Download and install the app, or use the direct link: Get the app from the Apple app store in the article.
- Add the Microsoft account in Security settings
- On a computer or browser on the phone, go to the Security page for the Microsoft account:
https://account.microsoft.com/security. - Sign in with the Microsoft account email and password.
- Select Manage how I sign in to see the ways to prove identity.
- Select Add a new way to sign in or verify.
- Choose Use an app.
- If Authenticator is not installed, select Get it now. If it is already installed, select Set up a different Authenticator app and then Next to show the QR code on the screen.
- On a computer or browser on the phone, go to the Security page for the Microsoft account:
- Scan the QR code with Authenticator on iOS
- Open Microsoft Authenticator on the iPhone.
- Tap the + icon.
- Select Personal account.
- Tap Scan a QR Code.
- Point the iPhone camera at the QR code shown on the computer/browser.
- If the camera cannot be used, on the PC select I can't scan the bar code and on the phone tap Enter code manually, then type the code and URL shown.
- The Microsoft account is added to Authenticator and will show a six-digit code or handle sign-in approvals, depending on configuration.
- Use the code to sign in
- When asked for a verification code during sign-in, open Microsoft Authenticator.
- Tap the Microsoft account.
- Use the six-digit code shown (codes refresh every 30 seconds) or approve the sign-in notification, depending on what the sign-in page asks for.
If using Microsoft 365 for work or school, the admin may require using Authenticator as described in the Microsoft 365 setup flow: choose Mobile app, select Receive notifications for verifications, then scan the QR code with the Authenticator app on iOS.
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