{"id":178153,"date":"2024-01-02T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/?p=178153"},"modified":"2024-01-02T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:33:09","slug":"migrate-authenticator-battle-net-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/2024\/01\/02\/migrate-authenticator-battle-net-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to migrate your authenticator to the Battle.net mobile app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originally, Blizzard authenticators were small handheld devices that showed you a code that allowed you to log into <a href=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/tag\/BATTLE.NET\/\">Battle.net<\/a> \u2014 but times have changed, and the physical authenticator we once knew is now a convenient phone app. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/download.battle.net\/en-us\/mobile\">Battle.net mobile app<\/a>, we can just check our phone for the code, and we&#8217;re in! But if you&#8217;re still using the old Battle.net Authenticator app, you&#8217;re going to have to upgrade: Blizzard has integrated the authenticator into the Battle.net mobile app, and the old authenticator app will stop working soon.<\/p>\n<p>As of the start of 2024, Blizzard has removed the standalone authenticator app from app stores, and if you&#8217;re still using it, you must migrate your authenticator to the new mobile app by <strong>January 5, 2024<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t migrate your authenticator, you&#8217;ll lose it: Blizzard will begin to remove these outdated authenticators from accounts, reset passwords for those accounts, and notify the players who have been affected.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately it&#8217;s easy to set up the Battle.net mobile app. This is your step-by-step guide on how to migrate your old authenticator to the new Battle.net mobile app.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Download the Battle.net Mobile App<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have it already, you can skip this step.<\/li>\n<li>If you have the old authenticator, it will direct you to the mobile app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-178672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3-127x113.jpg 127w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3-80x71.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3-251x224.jpg 251w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BW-authenticator-3-221x197.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: Open the app and log in with your Battle.net account<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll go through all the security steps to get into the mobile app<\/li>\n<li>Then, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enable notifications from the app<\/li>\n<li>If you need to set up phone notifications, a security code will be sent to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 3: Wait for the setup to complete<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you aren&#8217;t prompted to enable the Authenticator, you will need to open the slide-out menu that&#8217;s located at the top left of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Then click &#8220;Authenticator.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Enable the Authenticator, and you are good to go!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a simple and easy setup, so get started to keep enjoying your Blizzard games! If you&#8217;re still having trouble, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.battle.net\/support\/en\/article\/24520\">check out Blizzard&#8217;s authenticator support article for help<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally, Blizzard authenticators were small handheld devices that showed you a code that allowed you to log into Battle.net \u2014 but times have changed, and the physical authenticator we once knew is now a convenient phone app. With the Battle.net mobile app, we can just check our phone for the code, and we&#8217;re in! 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