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Google Authenticator removes ‘click to reveal PIN’ feature

Google is removing a feature that it briefly included in its two-factor authentication service. Google Authenticator is giving up the 'click to reveal PIN' feature.
 Google Authenticator removes ‘click to reveal PIN’ feature
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Google Authenticator is removing a feature it launched a while ago with a new update. The feature that keeps it secret until users tap it to reveal two-factor authentication codes on the platform is no longer in use.

Update is available

Late last May, Google Authenticator rolled out a feature where it hides codes with the “click to reveal PIN” description. The feature, which Google introduced to reduce code clutter, required users to tap to see the codes of their registered profiles.

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Added 5 days ago

With the 5.20R4 version of Google Authenticator, the company is removing the “click to reveal PIN” feature from the platform. Also in the release description: “Device encryption will now be used when storing secret values.” statement was also included. The new update has been released to users.

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