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How to backup 2FA
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If there is a way, I was unable to find it
Yes, I just did it. Go to google auth - transfer accounts - you get QR code, screenshot it - and import in Aegis
Huh. I was not able to make it work, perhaps I just overlooked something.
I had assumed because Aegis had an option to import from Google Authenticator that this would mean you could export in bulk. Bad assumption to make, it sounds like you can do it if you have a rooted phone but Authenticator doesn't make it easy. I did find this that shows a method to do a handful at once: https://blog.jay2k1.com/2021/11/17/how-to-bulk-migrate-from-google-authenticator-to-aegis/