Codes vanished after a phone switch?
Sign in and they're back.
Jatayu syncs your codes to every phone you sign in on, so a new or lost phone doesn't mean scanning QR codes again.
Jatayu vs Google Authenticator
Changed phones and your Google Authenticator codes didn't come along?
Jatayu keeps your codes with your account, not your phone.
Google Authenticator only makes codes. If sync wasn't on before the old phone was wiped, the codes are gone. Jatayu keeps codes and passwords together and brings them back when you sign in on a new phone.
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Why people switch from Google Authenticator.
Codes here, passwords somewhere else?
One app for both.
Google Authenticator has no passwords. In Jatayu a login can show its code right under the password.
Need a password on your laptop?
Open it on the web.
Your Jatayu passwords are also in your browser, not only on your phone.
Not sure which passwords are weak?
Check them.
Jatayu finds weak, reused and leaked passwords. Google Authenticator doesn't store passwords, so it can't.
Side by side.
Checked November 2026.
| Feature | Jatayu | Google Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in codes | ||
| Codes work offline | ||
| Saved passwords | — | |
| Codes and passwords in one app | — | |
| iPhone and Android | ||
| Passwords in a web browser | — | |
| Weak and leaked password check | — |
How to switch
- 1Install Jatayu and sign in with Google or email.
- 2On each site, open its security settings, set up a new authenticator app and scan the code with Jatayu.
- 3Keep the old app until every code in Jatayu works.
When Google Authenticator is enough
If you only need codes and you already have Google sync turned on, Google Authenticator does that job. Jatayu is for people who want codes and passwords in one place, on any phone.
Try Jatayu on your phone.
- GitLab forum: codes lost on a new phone
- Asurion: back up Google Authenticator before switching phones
Google Authenticator is a trademark of its owner. Jatayu isn't affiliated with or endorsed by it.