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title: "Microsoft Authenticator - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Pakistan | Apple App Store"
description: "Use Microsoft Authenticator for easy, secure sign-ins for all your online accounts using multi-factor authentication, passwordless, or password autofill. You also have additional account management op"
---

# Microsoft Authenticator — Pakistan
> Protects your online identity

![Microsoft Authenticator App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/7c/5d/9d/7c5d9d54-5a0b-ec09-7b86-01f48b09b262/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-sRGB-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Microsoft](https://apptail.io/developer/microsoft-x) (United States)
**Category:** Productivity
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (2,447 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.microsoft.azureauthenticator
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Pakistan
**Version:** 6.8.45 (released 2026-04-14)
**Original Release:** 2015-05-30
**Languages:** English, Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek (modern), Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/pk/app/app/id983156458)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/pakistan)

## Microsoft Authenticator Description
Use Microsoft Authenticator for easy, secure sign-ins for all your online accounts using multi-factor authentication, passwordless, or password autofill. You also have additional account management options for your Microsoft personal, work or school accounts.

Getting started with multi-factor authentication

Multi factor authentication (MFA)provides a second layer of security. When enabled, during login after entering your password, you’ll be asked for an additional way to prove it’s really you. Either approve the notification sent to the Microsoft Authenticator, or enter the one-time password (OTP) generated by the app. The OTP codes have a 30 second timer counting down. This timer is so you never have to use the same time-based one-time password (TOTP) twice and you don’t have to remember the number. The OTP doesn’t require you to be connected to a network, and it won’t drain your battery. You can add multiple accounts to your app, including non-Microsoft accounts like Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, and more.

Getting started with passwordless

Use your phone, not your password, to log into your Microsoft account. Just enter your username, then approve the notification sent to your phone. Your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN will provide a second layer of security in this two-step verification process. After you’ve signed in with two factor authentication (2FA), you’ll have access to all your Microsoft products and services, such as Outlook, OneDrive, Office, and more.

Getting started with autofill

Microsoft Authenticator app can also autofill passwords for you. Sign-in on the Passwords tab inside the Authenticator app with your personal Microsoft account to start syncing passwords, including the passwords saved in Microsoft Edge. Make Microsoft Authenticator the default autofill provider and start autofilling passwords on apps and sites you visit on your mobile. Your passwords are protected with multi-factor authentication in the app. You will need to prove yourself with your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN to access and autofill passwords on your mobile. You can also import passwords from Google Chrome and other password managers.

Microsoft personal, work or school accounts

Sometimes your work or school might ask you to install the Microsoft Authenticator when accessing certain organization resources. You will need to register your device to your organization through the app and add your work or school account. Microsoft Authenticator supports cert-based authentication by issuing a certificate on your device. This will let your organization know that the sign-in request is coming from a trusted device and help you seamlessly and securely access additional Microsoft apps and services without needing to log into each.

## Microsoft Authenticator Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1a/d0/00/1ad00090-0734-4d64-8537-de5a5f182fb1/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Hero_6.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/32/3a/b1/323ab10b-4c42-9c3b-0b44-941bfb97d3b4/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Hero_5.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/cb/dd/59/cbdd5922-fca1-26e2-c4b0-cd3886ee35fb/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Value_01__U00281_U0029.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/c3/44/2c/c3442c92-bb42-07b2-9a88-ca51671dd745/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Value_02__U00284_U0029.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/73/14/b4/7314b4ea-f927-798a-89c1-134f214ced4b/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Value_03__U00281_U0029.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/7a/91/be/7a91beb6-f3fa-a5b3-3815-72a48d17f745/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Value_05.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/43/ef/dd/43efddd5-93f5-276d-7525-79b5e6b91abc/iOS_AS_iPhone_6.5_Value_06.png/1284x2778.png)

## Microsoft Authenticator Rating Breakdown in Pakistan
- 5 stars: 2,225 (91%)
- 4 stars: 132 (5%)
- 3 stars: 34 (1%)
- 2 stars: 9 (0%)
- 1 stars: 47 (2%)

## Microsoft Authenticator Reviews in Pakistan

### *---- "Poor app when login with teams"
I have installed ms teams app on my phone and this authentication app is linked with that teams account i got logged out now when logging again after entering email in teams it opens up this authentication app, and it keeps loading nothing happening
-- zaki ch, 2024-07-20

### *---- "Locked out of my accounts."
I have setup 2fa for my ms account. Yet after some time has passed now i have been logged out of both my devices and can’t seem to log into anyone of them.
-- dizersss, 2024-02-28

### **--- "Cannot use multiple devices"
So I have 2 phones, installed it on both phones. Added my other accounts to the app on one phone, opened the app on the other phone and it doesn’t have my accounts, why are they not synced???? Added account manually on the other phone and now I have 2 codes for 1 account. Total rubbish
-- Sachwani, 2023-12-06

### ***** "Excellet"
Does the job well.
-- asadullahilyas13, 2023-06-08

### ***** "Great app for ease"
It has made my logins easier
-- orakzai105, 2023-05-18

### *---- "Won't authenticate."
The request to update sign-in from Outlook is sent to the app, and then it asks to open Authenticator (which is already open). Just a round-about of sign-in and approve and back and forth.
-- XBRQS, 2022-01-31

### ***** "Best authentication app"
It is probably one of the best authentication apps as it provides multiple sign-in options. So, you never get locked-out of your account.
-- hsalman1989, 2021-07-20

### ***** "Dr Zaib Khan"
Great app!
-- #DrZaibKhan, 2021-01-24

[View all Microsoft Authenticator reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)


## Microsoft Authenticator Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Australia | Productivity | #3 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Productivity | #3 |
| Top Free | Japan | Productivity | #4 |
| Top Free | Finland | Productivity | #4 |
| Top Free | Canada | Overall | #4 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Productivity | #4 |
| Top Free | Canada | Productivity | #4 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Germany | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Peru | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #5 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Austria | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Norway | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Productivity | #5 |
| Top Free | United States | Productivity | #6 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #6 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Productivity | #6 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Productivity | #6 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Productivity | #6 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Productivity | #6 |
| Top Free | Italy | Productivity | #8 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Productivity | #8 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Greece | Productivity | #8 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Productivity | #8 |
| Top Free | Poland | Productivity | #9 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Overall | #9 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Productivity | #9 |
| Top Free | France | Productivity | #9 |
| Top Free | Peru | Overall | #9 |
| Top Free | Austria | Overall | #9 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Productivity | #10 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Productivity | #10 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Productivity | #10 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Productivity | #11 |
| Top Free | Germany | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | Israel | Productivity | #11 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Productivity | #11 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Productivity | #12 |
| Top Free | Chile | Productivity | #12 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Productivity | #12 |
| Top Free | India | Productivity | #13 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #13 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Productivity | #13 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Productivity | #13 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Productivity | #14 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Productivity | #14 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Productivity | #14 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Productivity | #15 |
| Top Free | Spain | Productivity | #15 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Productivity | #15 |
| Top Free | Japan | Overall | #15 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Productivity | #16 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Productivity | #16 |
| Top Free | Romania | Productivity | #16 |
| Top Free | United States | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Productivity | #18 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Productivity | #18 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Productivity | #18 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Overall | #18 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Overall | #21 |
| Top Free | Finland | Overall | #21 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Productivity | #22 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Productivity | #22 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Overall | #23 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Productivity | #25 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Productivity | #26 |
| Top Free | Norway | Overall | #31 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Overall | #33 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Overall | #35 |
| Top Free | China | Productivity | #37 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Overall | #43 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Overall | #45 |
| Top Free | Italy | Overall | #47 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Overall | #50 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Overall | #50 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Overall | #50 |
| Top Free | Spain | Overall | #52 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Productivity | #59 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Productivity | #60 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Overall | #61 |
| Top Free | Israel | Overall | #62 |
| Top Free | Chile | Overall | #67 |
| Top Free | France | Overall | #67 |
| Top Free | Poland | Overall | #70 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Overall | #74 |
| Top Free | Russia | Productivity | #81 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Overall | #86 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Overall | #91 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Overall | #93 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Overall | #97 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Overall | #97 |
| Top Free | Greece | Overall | #99 |
| Top Free | India | Overall | #104 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Overall | #123 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Overall | #131 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Overall | #135 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Overall | #138 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Overall | #141 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Overall | #142 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Overall | #143 |
| Top Free | Romania | Overall | #146 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Overall | #146 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Overall | #149 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Overall | #160 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Overall | #174 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Overall | #179 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Overall | #186 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Overall | #251 |
| Top Free | China | Overall | #443 |

## Microsoft Authenticator Discovered Keywords
- iprotect free
- google authenticator
- microsoft authenticator
- intune
- the authenticator app
- authenticator app
- mfa
- password for facebook
- passbook
- 1password

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## Microsoft Authenticator Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/united-states)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/united-kingdom)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/canada)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/germany)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/australia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/brazil)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/netherlands)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/india)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/japan)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/mexico)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/france)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/switzerland)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/china)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/spain)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/thailand)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/colombia)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/sweden)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/italy)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/norway)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/vietnam)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/belgium)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/new-zealand)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/taiwan)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/south-africa)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/philippines)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/singapore)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/poland)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/denmark)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/united-arab-emirates)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/malaysia)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/austria)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/ireland)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/saudi-arabia)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/hungary)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/hong-kong)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/portugal)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/turkey)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/chile)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/romania)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/czechia)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/ukraine)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/indonesia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/argentina)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/finland)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/russia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/egypt)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/south-korea)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/peru)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/israel)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/nigeria)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/greece)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/sri-lanka)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/dominican-republic)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/ecuador)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/bulgaria)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/pakistan)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/slovakia)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/ghana)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/panama)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/luxembourg)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/kuwait)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/qatar)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/lithuania)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/jordan)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/croatia)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/kenya)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/estonia)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/latvia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/malta)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/cyprus)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/uruguay)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/lebanon)
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- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/bermuda)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/barbados)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/suriname)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/belize)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/madagascar)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/brunei)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/mali)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/microsoft-authenticator-hKg/grenada)

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