It’s easier in that you don’t need to type your password in to get the authentication prompt. This new phone sign-in feature is a slight variation on the pop-up approval method. This app works a lot like other authenticator apps, but if you use it with a Microsoft account, you get additional niceties, like the ability to approve sign-ins by tapping a pop-up on the phone instead of looking at and then typing in a code. Microsoft Authenticator is the mobile app that I use and recommend for implementing 2FA with your Microsoft account (and other accounts that support this security technology). So please review Tip: Secure Your Microsoft Account with Two-Step Verification and First Steps: The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Microsoft Account for more information. I will assume you are up on why you should be securing your Microsoft account with two-step verification-Microsoft’s name for two-factor authentication, or 2FA, sort of-but if not, you’re in luck: I’ve been writing about this a lot lately. But it looks like the Android version got this new feature a week ago. I just noticed this today as the iOS version of the app was just updated. Microsoft Authenticator has been updated on both Android and iPhone in recent days with an interesting new feature called phone sign-in.
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