
This helps him gain perspective on the mobile industry at large and gives him multiple points of reference in his coverage. Since then, he has mostly been faithful to the Google phone lineup, though these days, he is also carrying an iPhone in addition to his Pixel 6. After running into connectivity problems with the HTC One S, he quickly switched to a Nexus 4, which he considers his true first Android phone. His first steps into the Android world were plagued by issues. He isn't shy to dig into technical backgrounds and the nitty-gritty developer details, either.

This background gives him a unique perspective on the ever-evolving world of technology and its implications on society. Before joining Android Police, Manuel studied Media and Culture studies in Düsseldorf, finishing his university "career" with a master's degree. He focuses on Android, Chrome, and other software Google products - the core of Android Police’s coverage. It’s a debated issue but personally I don’t recommend it.Manuel Vonau joined Android Police as a freelancer in 2019 and has worked his way up to become the publication's Google Editor. There’s also the option of keeping your TOTP seeds on Bitwarden and having it generate your codes (premium account required).

All an Authenticator app should do at its core is generate codes, not load up so many unnecessary services. Microsoft Authenticator isn't bad but I've got some concerns over all the tracking it does. Some say it has changed now but don't take the chance. It has a bad history of locking you out completely if you lose your device. Whatever you do though, do not use Google Authenticator.

There is a github workaround for being able to export your Authy TOTP seeds but it takes a few steps. You'll find lots of options out there, but unfortunately nothing reliable that is both cross platform and lets you export. OTP Auth - iOS only, lets you export TOTP seeds.

Does not let you export your TOTP seeds.Īegis - Android only, lets you export TOTP seeds. No authenticator does everything though which really sucks.Īuthy - Cross platform, backs up to the cloud, great support. My suggestion moving forward with an authenticator is no matter what program you choose, make sure you've got a way to have a plaintext version of all of your TOTP seeds.
