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Microsoft has begun issuing full-screen notifications within its Microsoft Authenticator app, alerting users to the imminent deprecation of its password autofill feature. According to official information, starting July 2025, users will no longer be able to rely on the app for automatically entering stored credentials, including usernames and passwords.
Long regarded as a free and reliable tool for securing accounts via multifactor authentication methods—such as time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), push notifications, biometrics, and passwordless login—Microsoft Authenticator also functioned until recently as a password manager with autofill capabilities synced to the Microsoft Account.
Now, however, the company warns that this autofill functionality will be entirely phased out. As of June 1, 2025, users will be unable to save new passwords in the app. Throughout July, the autofill feature will gradually cease to function, and by August, all previously saved credentials will become inaccessible. The only alternative Microsoft offers is a migration to Microsoft Edge, where autofill will continue to be supported through the same account integration.
The in-app notice appears as a full-screen banner, stating that support for autofill ends in July and urging users either to export their data beforehand or activate Edge as the new autofill provider. The “Turn on Edge” button directs iOS users straight to the “Autofill and Passwords” settings, where Edge can be selected as the default data source.
Additional clarifications are provided on Microsoft’s support page, which notes that saved passwords and addresses will remain stored in Microsoft’s cloud and accessible via Edge. However, the history of generated passwords will not transfer automatically — users are advised to manually save any necessary entries to their stored data list.
For those unwilling to adopt Microsoft Edge, the app offers an option to export all passwords in CSV format. These can then be imported into any other password manager outside Microsoft’s ecosystem.
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