Microsoft is set to discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in its Authenticator app by August 2025, transitioning these capabilities to Microsoft Edge. Users are advised to export their saved passwords to avoid losing them, with a final deadline for this action on August 1, 2025. This change is part of Microsoft’s strategy to streamline credential management within a single platform.
Keypoints :
- Microsoft will phase out the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app, completing the deprecation by August 2025.
- Users must export their passwords from the Authenticator app before August 1, 2025, or risk losing them.
- The planned timeline for the deprecation includes stopping the ability to save new passwords in June 2025, ceasing autofill functionality in July 2025, and removing saved and unsaved passwords by August 2025.
- Users can migrate their passwords to Microsoft Edge to continue using autofill features securely synced with their Microsoft account.
- To export passwords, users should navigate to the menu in the Authenticator app and follow the designated steps before the deadlines.
- Payment information cannot be exported and must be manually inputted due to security protocols.
- Microsoft will continue to support Passkeys in the Authenticator app.