Ahem, I think making it much easier to transfer and backup 2FA codes is extremely important to make this area more useable. But I'm missing some parts here in this announcement how the data is protected? Is the security the same as for the Google Account itself, or are there additional checks or protection for the case where you need to restore 2FA to another phone?
And how are you supposed to handle the 2FA for your Google account? I mean I have U2F tokens which remove that concern, but that is far from the typical case. If you have the 2FA for your Google account in the Google Authenticator, which is probably a very common case, how does this entire thing work then when you need it, which is when you lose your phone?
And how are you supposed to handle the 2FA for your Google account? I mean I have U2F tokens which remove that concern, but that is far from the typical case. If you have the 2FA for your Google account in the Google Authenticator, which is probably a very common case, how does this entire thing work then when you need it, which is when you lose your phone?