Published Oct 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about.

Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a crucial security step on the modern internet, using apps like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator to generate one-time security codes. These codes let you sign in more securely, but they're often sent to your phone and they can only really be accessed there.

That's the big problem here, but thankfully, there's a solution.…