There are risks associated with that, but given that few apps and ecosystems let you recover those original codes without resetting your entire two-step or two-factor login at a site or through a service, it’s worth considering. Move back to your iPhone and open Authenticator.

The focus should be on mobile learning, not on mobile delivery.

Apple has a separate proprietary two-step approach. It works anywhere you need to type your Mac password, such as when viewing passwords in Safari preferences, unlocking a locked note, approving an app installation, or unlocking settings in System Preferences. (Please don’t do that.

Select ”Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac” or ”Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.”. This article answers common questions about the Microsoft Authenticator app. Please say no. We use LinkedIn to ensure that our users are real professionals who contribute and share reliable content.

Our featured App of the Week might boost your productivity, secure your email, track career goals, and more. Just wake up your Mac and you’re ready to go—without typing a password. Mobile device security: Tips for IT pros (free PDF), How to make your apps passwordless with Microsoft Authenticator and FIDO2.

I may even get pelted with rocks or tomatoes when some of my Apple-fanatic peers next see me. By signing in with LinkedIn, you're agreeing to create an account at elearningindustry.com and accept our terms of use and privacy policy. Authy recently announced OneTouch, which will provide a single-tap Watch or mobile device login like Duo Security’s but available for integration into websites and apps. I use Duo Security’s basic free service to secure a Linux virtual private server (VPS), for instance.


To use these apps, you’ll always have to have your phone with you, and you’ll have to unlock one or both devices to use them.

Macworld is your best source for all things Apple. Apple has made it super simple to authenticate app installations, unlocking a note or just viewing your passwords list in Safari, thanks to macOS Catalina working alongside watchOS 6 on Apple Watch. The first time you use the Watch app, you need to open and unlock Authy on your phone.

Lead Instructional Designer Shauna Vaughan thinks the jury's still out. As an Instructional Designer, I hated that Apple devices were not compatible with the Flash courses that I was working so hard to design. And, as usual, I will look forward to those healthy discussions; I think they are necessary. As a result, users must be able to set up the application directly on Apple Watch.

Alex Simons, Vice President of Program Management, Microsoft Identity Division. If you bump into any problems receiving notifications on your Apple Watch, here are a couple of items to check. Some early Watch apps already have a high degree of utility. In this roundup, we look at six apps that offer varying forms of authentication on the Watch.

The app then appears in the section for Installed On Apple Watch (Figure A). Learning design and training modality have this way of following technology, and technology has this way of influencing what we do and how we do it as designers. Downloading it through the Watch app installs it on both your iPhone and your Apple Watch.

- If you do not authenticate with … My Apple-ID is working fine with iTunes, iCloud, iMessages and on other Apple Products (MacBook, iPad, iPhone) with MAS too. Once installed and set up, you can unlock your Mac by knocking twice on your phone when you’re nearby.