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Dem still dey call am authy desktop, twilio authy

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Desktop 2FA app wey Twilio don end. The old window na Authy Desktop.exe. Na the phone app remain now. E no be Microsoft Authenticator.

Wetin you need know

Authy Desktop don retire. Na the phone app Twilio still dey support.

Twilio end Authy Desktop on 19 March 2024. Authy Desktop.exe na leftover. Microsoft Authenticator na different phone product. Bitwarden TOTP na another vault feature entirely.

Wetin e be?
Twilio 2FA. Desktop app don retire
Desktop still dey OK?
No. EOL 19 March 2024
Same as Microsoft Authenticator?
No. Different vendor
Feex tok say
If Authy Desktop no gree sign in, I go treat am say e don reach end of life for 2024, no be broken GPU. I go move tokens on top phone. I no go call this one Microsoft Authenticator, and I no go invent Feex 2FA sensor.

Wetin be Authy?

Authy na Twilio authenticator. The Windows desktop app don retire. Tokens dey stay inside the phone app wey Twilio still dey ship.

If you never use am before

If you still get Authy Desktop.exe, Twilio don end that Windows app. End of life na 19 March 2024. Na the phone Authy app Twilio still dey support. No go dey find fresh desktop installer as daily 2FA client. Microsoft Authenticator na different vendor and na phone app too. This one no be password manager.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Phone TOTP and push

The supported client na mobile. Microsoft Authenticator na different phone app.

Legacy desktop leftover

Authy Desktop.exe fit still dey on top disk. Twilio talk say e don reach end of life and dem don log desktop users out.

No official export from desktop

Twilio note say the app no get export. To move tokens mean say you go add dem again on top phone or another authenticator.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey their 2FA still dey talk Authy on top phone
  • Users wey get dead Authy Desktop window after 2024
  • Anybody wey no suppose install Microsoft Authenticator dey expect Authy backup

Current status

Desktop app don retire. Phone app remain. This article dey record the Windows leftover.

How old e be?

Authy launch for 2012 and Twilio buy am. The desktop apps reach end of life on 19 March 2024. Current Authy na the mobile app. 2018 Authy Desktop screenshot na retired software.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Authy iOS / Android
Authy Desktop (retired 2024)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Desktop don retire. Phone OS versions dey follow Twilio mobile listings
RAM Not applicable on top current Windows. The desktop app don reach end of life

Resource profile

CPU demand
None if uninstalled
Account demand
Phone number tied to Authy

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Authy Desktop.exe Retired Windows desktop app

Startup components

Leftover desktop shortcut for logon go only fail. Comot am.

File locations

Common Authy locations
Typical install C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Authy Desktop\

Common wahala dem

Desktop login dem reject am

Dem expect am after EOL. Twilio invalidate desktop devices. Use the phone app.

No export button

You go add tokens again for each site. Na Twilio documented gap be that, no be Windows file wey you fit copy safely.

How to get unstuck

Use the Authy phone app, no be new desktop build from forum

Twilio EOL notes dey on top help.twilio.com. Any "Authy Desktop 2026" host no be supported path.

Add TOTP again for each site if you dey leave Authy

Microsoft Authenticator no go receive official Authy desktop export.

Uninstall leftover Authy Desktop.exe if na only error e dey show

Settings > Apps. The phone app na the remaining product.

Alternatives

Microsoft Authenticator or another phone authenticator. Bitwarden if you dey store TOTP inside that vault. Okta Verify if na office work assign that app.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download authy.com/download/ Official installer or vendor page
Help help.twilio.com/articles/115001945683 Vendor support
Official site authy.com/ Start here, no be random exe host
Desktop EOL guide help.twilio.com/articles/22771146070299-End-user-guide-End-of-Life-EOL-for-Twilio-Authy-Desktop-app Wetin Twilio tell desktop users

Related hardware

The retired desktop app no matter for hardware matter. Na the phone be the device wey matter.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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