Microsoft Pushes Edge & Disables Authenticator Autofill

According to Microsoft, the Authenticator app’s password storage and autofill functionality will be discontinued beginning in July and fully deprecated in August 2025.

Simplifying autofill functionality and combining credentials management onto one platform Microsoft Edge is the decision.

Users who are affected by the change must take action since they have until August 1, 2025, to export their data from Authenticator or risk losing it.

Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) techniques including time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, or biometric-based confirmations, Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile software available for iOS and Android that offers secure mobile account sign-in.

The application facilitates authentication for both non-Microsoft platforms and Microsoft services, including GitHub, Azure AD, and Microsoft accounts.

In December 2020, the autofill feature was introduced to mobile Authenticator apps, enabling users to automatically enter their Authenticator-stored login credentials on sign-in forms.

However, Microsoft indicated that autofill would be phased out in three steps, therefore support for this feature is going to end:

June 2025: Authenticator no longer allows you to save new passwords.

July 2025: Authenticator’s autofill feature will be discontinued, and any stored payment information will be removed.

August 2025: Authenticator will no longer allow access to created passwords that have been saved or unsaved.

With pushing users to (the) Edge, Microsoft declared that the password manager and autofill will now be available in its Edge browser.

Installing Microsoft Edge on a phone is necessary for users who wish to keep utilizing the credentials saved in Microsoft Authenticator for autofill (iOS, Android).

“Your saved passwords (but not your generated password history) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you can continue to access them and enjoy seamless autofill functionality with Microsoft Edge,” the press release states.

Users must locate ‘Autofill/Passwords’ in their device settings and choose Edge as the preferred service in order to finish migrating the autofill feature to Microsoft’s browser. 

After that, open Edge and log in using your Microsoft credentials to start the password syncing process.

All passwords ought to be available through Settings > Passwords on Edge if everything is done correctly.

Microsoft permits users to export their passwords for transfer to another password manager if they choose not to use Edge; however, this must be done prior to August 1, 2025. The deadline for payment details is July 2025.

Choose menu > Settings > Autofill > Export Passwords, choose an export place, and then click “Save” to export passwords from Microsoft Authenticator.

Only account passwords are subject to the importing procedure. For security reasons, payment information will need to be manually entered again.

Users that actively use Passkeys to log into their Microsoft Accounts should make sure the app is still set up as their Passkey Provider, since Microsoft stated that Passkeys will continue to be supported in Authenticator.

Microsoft tells users that their credentials stored in the Authenticator app are already synchronized with Edge; however, your saved password history is retained locally and will be erased in the event that Authenticator fails. Therefore, use and save them as soon as possible if you have any that are floating around in your history that you’d like to use.

Why not try a different password manager if this move has left you feeling uneasy? An alternative is to export your password file from Edge or Microsoft Authenticator and submit it to a different autofill application.