# Restoring your codes onto a new phone

> HTT Auth training, step 10 of 11. For: Everyone.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/auth/restoring-onto-a-new-phone · Updated 2026-10-15

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

### 1. A new phone

On the new phone, open HTT Auth and choose a PIN, just as you did the first time. It starts empty.

![HTT Auth: a new phone — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/KCQATFM71TNTZBNSXXMPNXHJQZK067Y9)
*Step 1: A new phone*

### 2. Restore 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.

![HTT Auth: restore from a backup — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/FR37M3N8TMJTJN5BRZCPDP91BZFMFA4W)
*Step 2: Restore from a backup*

### 3. The 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.

![HTT Auth: the passphrase — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/FSS8B821Y5TM3ESVBQ3KKEW625325TW2)
*Step 3: The passphrase*

### 4. Your codes are back

Your accounts are back, each with its six-digit code, exactly as they were on the old phone.

![HTT Auth: your codes are back — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/CAPE3AGV8JD2ECQB2J6V5RQCC56BKDHN)
*Step 4: Your codes are back*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## 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.