How to take a backup of Google Authenticator Google Authenticator keeps your account safe with a time-based one-time password (TOTP). It stores the codes in the cloud for easy access.

Google is an ap authenticator that uses two-factor authentication to create a one-time passwords for apps and websites.

Here’s how you can get started with Google Authenticator, what’s recently changed about the app, and how to access your codes in-app.