Ah… okay. Google Authenticator got this update that allows export/import to new device.

Can anyone tell me how this works in detail?

I read nothing is stored in the Cloud. That’s fine for me.

Is it all in the QR code displayed?

Asking because I’m going to factory reset and wipe my phone and I’m not looking forward to restore every 2FA token.

Boost appreciated.

Yessss. Finally. I can take serious:

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Spent half the night to wrap my head around this and finally getting somewhere with and and a loopback device so I can stream this “as fake webcam” over WebRTC in video conferences.

Getting this to run (and smooth!) on was a PITA. Who would have guessed. And all because I don’t want a “streaming” service or some gorram gold membership in a specific video conference “app”.

Expect an article!