u/Dharma_4815162342

How safe is the Microsoft authenticator app?

I was continually having issues signing into my Hotmail account ("you have tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect password" etc) which seems to be a common theme on here.

I managed to sign in on my laptop using my Windows key.fed up with all this nonsense with my apparently 'incorrect' password (which it was not!) I downloaded and set up the Microsoft Authenticator app on my phone.

Now I seem to be able to sign in ok using this.

My question is - is this a safe way to sign in?

Also, what do I do whenever I change my phone?

Thanks