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Post by "Group Product Manager". It's a pretty useless post. Could've been 2 sentences.

From the support page:

> If you’re signed in to their Google Account within Google Authenticator, your codes will automatically be backed up and restored on any new device you use.

Still doesn't explain how it works. On the same page they're talking about synchronization:

> Google Authenticator 6.0 on Android and 4.0 on iOS introduces the option to keep all your verification codes synchronized across all your devices, simply by signing into your Google Account.

I don't understand why "people" think it's a good idea to hide any form of mental model or technicalities.

Provide people with a mental model. It will make it easier to understand all the Ws. People are not stupid. They will understand, as long as you can describe it properly.




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