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Carmel Eve By Carmel Eve Software Engineer I
How to update your Microsoft Authenticator App for a work/school account

This morning I spent far too long trying to work out how to switch over my work account to use the Authenticator App on my new phone, so I thought I'd write a quick post to run through the steps!

  1. Download the Microsoft Authenticator App, here for Android or here for iPhone

  2. On another device, follow this link and sign in with your work / school account

  3. Click on your profile in the top right and go to "View Account"

    Showing My Account option in profile drop down.

  4. Go to "Security Info"

    Showing security info tab in account settings page.

  5. Add a method, and choose Authenticator App from the dropdown

    Showing add method button on sign in methods screen.

  6. Click next until a QR code is shown

  7. Go to the authenticator app, expand the settings and click "Add Account"

  8. Choose "Work or school account"

  9. Scan the QR code on the screen

  10. If you have an old Authenticator App listed in your sign in methods, remove it from the list

And voila!

FAQs

How do I set up a new Authenticator App for my work or school account? Go to this link, and edit your account settings.

Carmel Eve

Software Engineer I

Carmel Eve

Carmel is a software engineer, LinkedIn Learning instructor and STEM ambassador.

Over the past four years she has been focused on delivering cloud-first solutions to a variety of problems. These have ranged from highly-performant serverless architectures, to web applications, to reporting and insight pipelines and data analytics engines.

Carmel has written many blog posts covering a huge range of topics, including deconstructing Rx operators and mental well-being and managing remote working.

Carmel's first LinkedIn Learning course on how to prepare for the Az-204 exam - developing solutions for Microsoft Azure - was released in April 2021. Over the last couple of years she has also spoken at NDC, APISpecs and SQLBits. These talks covered a range of topics, from reactive big-data processing to secure Azure architectures.

She is also passionate about diversity and inclusivity in tech. She is a STEM ambassador in her local community and is taking part in a local mentorship scheme. Through this work she hopes to be a part of positive change in the industry.

Carmel won "Apprentice Engineer of the Year" at the Computing Rising Star Awards 2019.

Carmel worked at endjin from 2016 to 2021, went travelling around the world for three years, and rejoined in 2024.