An update to Google Authenticator this week finally enabled backups for your two-factor authentication codes. But the feature comes with a security risk.

Google Authenticator app lets other apps take screenshots of its code. Issue was first reported to Google in October 2014, but it was never addressed.

Google Authenticator will now sync your 2FA codes to use on different devices The cloud-based syncing means you can access the two-factor authenticator codes from any device.

While Google Authenticator is immensely popular, one of the biggest critiques has been the inability to back up one-time 2FA codes and the lack of multi-device support.

Google Authenticator is a two-step verification software used to keep your Google account and its related apps and programs more secure.

If you migrated to a different iPhone or Android device and need to transfer Google Authenticator to the new hardware, follow these steps.