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Ayman Yassa
Microsoft
Mar 20, 2019Authenticator App download from China
i have a multi-national customer that has users in China and they are currently trying to enforce MFA but they are having the following issue.
" Where it pertains to China we do have the issue of A...
- May 31, 2022Here we go
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/authenticator-for-android-in-the-public-cloud-in-china-ebbef05c-a429-4236-8570-1bb1900fec35
The Microsoft Authenticator app for Android is available for download in China. The Google Play Store isn't available in China, so the app must be downloaded from other Chinese app marketplaces. The Microsoft Authenticator app for Android is currently available in the following stores in China:
- Lenovo
- Samsung Galaxy Store
Best, Chris
Mar 20, 2019
Hi Ayman Yassa,
According to this article it is still an issue as of March 2019
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7679cb17-a001-41c3-b02c-d9595e791522/microsoft-authenticator-app-in-china?forum=MicrosoftAuthenticatorApp
As it requires the google play store and that’s blocked looks like there isn’t a solution as of yet.
Hope that answers your question.
Best, Chris
According to this article it is still an issue as of March 2019
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7679cb17-a001-41c3-b02c-d9595e791522/microsoft-authenticator-app-in-china?forum=MicrosoftAuthenticatorApp
As it requires the google play store and that’s blocked looks like there isn’t a solution as of yet.
Hope that answers your question.
Best, Chris