Twilio Authy Desktop app, new death date

3 years ago by FirstCircle to c/security

For your convenience, now five months earlier! From an email received today, 2/13/24

You’re receiving this email from Twilio because our records show you’ve used the Twilio Authy Desktop app in the past.

What do you need to know?

Starting March 19, 2024, Twilio Desktop Authy apps will reach their end of life (EOL). Beyond this date, you can access most of the desktop features and functionality in the mobile Authy apps.

You may have previously seen an August 19, 2024, end of life (EOL) date for Twilio Desktop Authy apps. This date has been moved up to March 19, 2024.

What do you need to do?

Switch to the Authy app on your Apple or Google Play Store-compatible Android device to manage your Authy account and 2FA tokens.

What if you don’t take action?

If you don’t take action before March 19, 2024, you won’t be able to use, access, or migrate your Authy-based account tokens from the Twilio Authy Desktop apps nor download the Authy desktop apps from authy.com.

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ohto 3 points 3 years ago

What?? That’s a month away. That feels really unprofessional and doesn’t foster trust in the company, which is really important when you’re in the security field.

When I heard the news about killing the desktop apps in August I immediately started transitioning my accounts to use the TOTP authenticator built into Bitwarden. Now I’m really glad I did.

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FirstCircle 2 points 3 years ago

Long-time Bitwarden customer, and I did the exact same thing. Prior to that I hadn't even been aware of the OTP functionality in the BW desktop app. Glad I made the move early and don't have to scramble now. This new deadline is going to be a real pain for a lot of Authy desktop users. Weird that the company didn't even feel the need to explain to users the reason for the drastic EOL change. I've used some of their voice/sms services in the past but if I need that kind of thing in the future I'm going to have a good look around at the competitors before I write a line of code or open my wallet again.

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