Microsoft Authenticator mobile app will detect if the phone is jailbroken or rooted and block it from using the app.

Microsoft Authenticator will soon block rooted Android and jailbroken iOS devices as Microsoft rolls out stricter security enforcement.

Microsoft's Authenticator is to delete Entra accesses from rooted and jailbroken devices. GrapheneOS could be affected.

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Microsoft announces that the Authenticator app will detect jailbreaks and root access. Entra access will then be deleted.

Microsoft has a new way to sign into Windows, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365. Rather than rely on an SMS code or passwords, people can sign into their accounts by using Outlook on ...

The move is not about Android security as such, but about the unavailability of the Microsoft Authenticator app in Chinese app stores. Microsoft has ordered its staff in China to use iPhones for their ...

Microsoft is officially phasing out saved passwords in its Authenticator app. From August 2025, the app will no longer support autofill or password storage. Instead, users will need replace saved ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

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NEW YORK If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and that your stored passwords ...