Google Authenticator is a 2-Step authentication website that can be used to add an extra layer of protection to your personal accounts. This service can be used even without internet service or WIFI. The Google authenticator app can be used on both iPhone and Android devices. If you want to set it up on your computer. You can use this guide to install Google Authenticator on PC. This guide can be used on both Macbook and Windows PC. Unfortunately, till now there is no way to run it on a Linux machine.
Google authenticator is a very useful app to provide an additional layer of security to your personal profiles or account. It can be used on any type of account, either its a bank account online portal, cryptocurrency wallet or social media profile. You can use it to add a layer of security. Once you have set up Google Authenticator app for a website or a portal. whenever you will log in to that portal with your username/email and password. A code would be generated on the authenticator, which is also required to be entered into the portal in order to gain access.
Guide on how to install Google Authenticator on PC:
We will use Android Emulator for Windows PC and Macbook called Bluestacks in order to install Google Authenticator on PC. Using this emulator you can download and run any Android app that is available on the Google Play Store on your PC. Basically, it provides an Android operating system virtual environment on your Windows PC with an easy to use interface. Using this interface, you can download and install any Android app or game.
Following is the step to guide on how to use Android emulator to run Android apps on PC:
- First of all, you need to download and install Bluestacks on your Windows PC or Macbook.
- Once it is installed on your PC, Open it.
- On the right side of the screen, you will see “My Games“. Click on it, there you will find Play Store.
- Using the Google Play Store, download and install Google Authenticator on your PC.
- Once it is installed, you can use it to generate access codes for different portals you want to access.
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