Microsoft Authenticator Removes Password Manager, Moves Passwords to Edge

If you're a Microsoft Authenticator user, you may notice that the Passwords section is missing one of its core functions. True to its word from earlier this month, Microsoft has removed the password management portion of the app as it moves toward a password-free future.

Passwords and saved addresses that were in the Authenticator app have not been deleted; rather, they've been moved to Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft account page. Microsoft says users can access their passwords and addresses directly through Microsoft Edge, which will now be the primary platform for password storage and management.

To use Edge for storing and autofilling passwords, as reported by our colleagues at PCMag:

• On an iOS device, users can visit Settings, General, Autofill & Passwords, and finally Edge.

• On Android devices, the path is through Settings, General Management, Passwords & Autofill, Autofill Service, and then Edge.

Microsoft has also informed ...