Step 10 of 11HTT Auth
Restoring your codes onto a new phone
Importing the backup file with its passphrase.
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Your backup file, and its passphrase. You will put your HTT Auth codes onto a new phone, from the backup file you saved.
Step by step
1A new phone
On the new phone, open HTT Auth and choose a PIN, just as you did the first time. It starts empty.
2Restore from a backup
Press Backup. Under Restore from a backup, press Choose a backup file, and pick the file you saved from your old phone.
3The passphrase
Type the backup passphrase — the one you chose when you saved the file. Without it, the file cannot be opened, by anyone. Press Restore codes.
4Your codes are back
Your accounts are back, each with its six-digit code, exactly as they were on the old phone.
Questions people ask
Who is the “Restoring your codes onto a new phone” training for?
Everyone. It is one step of the HTT Auth course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.
Do I need an HTT account for this?
No. Everything in this training works without signing in.
Can I do this on a phone?
Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.
How long does this training take?
The video is about 2 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.