Microsoft Authenticator Removes Password Manager, Moves Passwords to Edge

Yahoo

19-07-2025

If you're a Microsoft Authenticator user, you may notice that the Passwords section is missing one of its core functions. True to its word from earlier this month, Microsoft has removed the password management portion of the app as it moves toward a password-free future.
Passwords and saved addresses that were in the Authenticator app have not been deleted; rather, they've been moved to Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft account page. Microsoft says users can access their passwords and addresses directly through Microsoft Edge, which will now be the primary platform for password storage and management.
To use Edge for storing and autofilling passwords, as reported by our colleagues at PCMag:
On an iOS device, users can visit Settings, General, Autofill & Passwords, and finally Edge.
On Android devices, the path is through Settings, General Management, Passwords & Autofill, Autofill Service, and then Edge.
Microsoft has also informed users that payment data within Authenticator will be deleted starting August 1. Users can still add and save passkeys in the Authenticator app.
For those who'd prefer to use a different app, exporting passwords is easy: Just open Authenticator, go to Settings, select Export Passwords, and save the file. Most other password managers let users import this file.