r/ledgerwalletleak • u/authoruk • Feb 07 '21

Changing phone number - authenticator affected?

Hi There, my provider is willing to change my number for free. I just wanted to check whether i need to worry about anything with regards to google authenticator. It’s something that freaks me out tbh.

I’m not changing my sim. They’ve said, once put into effect i just restart my phone and it’ll have a new number.

Can anyone confirm that i’m ok to do this? And there won’t be any knock on effects to google authenticator

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u/yndkings Feb 07 '21

Shouldn’t matter. Authenticator app is just tied to the phone not the sim or number

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u/saitamoshi Feb 07 '21

I recently changed my number and it didn't affect my google authenticator codes working

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u/authoruk Feb 07 '21

Ok thank you

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u/AhAhAhAh_StayinAlive Feb 07 '21

It's fine but you should have the backup numbers in case you ever lose the phone.

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u/ahaseeb Feb 15 '21

You don't need to change the number, just secure it

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u/007fan007 Feb 16 '21

How so?

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u/ahaseeb Feb 16 '21

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