Authenticator app - Release Notes
The following release notes refer to the Authenticator mobile application and desktop application.
Authenticator 7.2 for Android and iOS
January 27, 2025
Accessibility: compliance with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards
The upgrade is fully compatible with all 6.x versions
Redesigned interface for a more intuitive user experience
Simplified settings menu for easier application configuration
Dedicated account menu for easier switching between accounts and streamlined credential management
New step “Did you initiate this authentication” prior to authentication
Previous versions 7.0 and 7.1 were in Beta status. More details
Authenticator 6.38 for Windows, macOS and Linux
September 11, 2024
Fixed an issue that caused notifications on new Authenticator installations to fail.
Authenticator 6.37 for macOS
June 13, 2024
Fixed a signature issue that blocked the installation
Authenticator 6.36 for iOS
May 31, 2024
Fixed a QR code authentication issue when the user login contains a space
Windows Logon: Fixed an issue that could cause a failure of the Windows session opening while offline
Authenticator 6.36 for Android
May 30, 2024
When in the app home page, the back button is moving the application in background
Windows Logon: Fixed a code refresh issue that could cause a failure of the Windows session opening while offline
Authenticator 6.34 for iOS
December 12, 2013
Added scroll on all pages to enable compatibility with small-screen phones
Authenticator 6.34 for Android
December 11, 2023
Fix of default notification behavior with Android 13 to make sure the notifications are displayed
Added scroll on all pages to enable compatibility with small-screen phones
Authenticator 6.33 for Android & iOS
November 21, 2023
The QR code scan feature (when enabled in your service) is compatible with activation and authentication QR codes. It directs automatically to the activation or the authentication screen
A QR code can be scanned with the phone camera
Authenticator 6.32.2 for Windows
November 9, 2023
Fixed missing translations for notifications
Fixed an issue with the list of accounts that was truncated
Reactivated the informative message when generating an offline OTP
Fixed the scenario of activating Virtual Authenticator via a Push to Authenticator
[Microsoft Store] Fixed deeplinking on activation
Handling of more error cases when the application data is damaged, avoiding a ‘white screen’
Cosmetic updates
Authenticator 6.32.2 for macOS
November 9, 2023
Fixed missing translations for notifications
Fixed an issue with the list of accounts that was truncated
Reactivated the informative message when generating an offline OTP
Fixed the scenario of activating Virtual Authenticator via a Push to Authenticator
Fixed deeplinking to automatically fill-in the activation code
Cosmetic updates
Authenticator 6.32.2 for iOS
November 8, 2023
Fixed missing translations for notifications
Fixed an issue with the list of accounts that was truncated
Reactivated the informative message when generating an offline OTP
Fixed the scenario of activating Virtual Authenticator via a Push to Authenticator
Authenticator 6.32.2 for Android
November 7, 2023
Fixed missing translations for notifications
Fixed an issue with the list of accounts that was truncated
Reactivated the informative message when generating an offline OTP
Fixed the scenario of activating Virtual Authenticator via a Push to Authenticator
Authenticator 6.32 for Linux
October 11, 2023
First version supported on Linux
More information
Authenticator 6.31 for Windows
September 21, 2023
New Authentication Method via QR code scanning. This method is an alternative to Push notification. More information
Fixed an issue which prevented a direct link to go directly to the activation page (also called deeplinking)
Fixed an issue that prevented the detection of being offline when generating an OTP
Fixed an issue with a spinner that looped forever
Improved the error message when the account is locked
MSI distribution: Fixed an issue that prevented the app to close before an upgrade, causing the upgrade to fail
Authenticator 6.31 for Android and iOS
September 18, 2023
New Authentication Method via QR code scanning. This method is an alternative to Push notification. More information
[Android] Fixed an issue with some Google Pixel 7 phones that could not use their camera to scan as they were not recognized as mobile devices. Warning: some users may have to re-activate.
Fixed an issue that prevented the detection of being offline when generating an OTP
Fixed an issue with a spinner that looped forever
Improved the error message when the account is locked
Authenticator 6.30 for Android and iOS
July 26, 2023
Rebranding of Authenticator from inWebo to TrustBuilder
Addition of a link to the privacy policy in the About page
Cosmetic updates
Authenticator 6.30 for Windows and macOS
July 26, 2023
Rebranding of Authenticator from inWebo to TrustBuilder
Improved the application behavior to appear in foreground after a push notification
Addition of a link to the privacy policy in the About page
Cosmetic updates
Authenticator 6.29 for Android and iOS
July 4, 2023
Addition of an explicit Accept/Reject question in the Fingerprint/Touch ID scenario - more details
iOS: Fix of an issue with the pinpad on iOS 16.4 when entering an unlock code
Cosmetic: fix of an issue with the logo that was hidden from the menu
Authenticator 6.28 for Android
May 2, 2023
Authenticator 6.28 requires Android 8 or higher
Fixed another issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during an upgrade
Improvement of the scratch codes display for opening a Windows workstation offline
Added link to Privacy Policy in the consent page after installation
Authenticator 6.28 for iOS
April 19, 2023
Fixed an issue of inactive buttons on the pinpad during activation on iOS 16.4
Fixed another issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during an upgrade
Improvement of the scratch codes display for opening a Windows workstation offline
Added link to Privacy Policy in the consent page after installation
Authenticator 6.27 for Windows (Windows Store, exe and msi)
April 19, 2023
Available via the Microsoft Store
Warning: check the compatibility with your anti-virus before deployment
EV certificate to avoid warnings during installation of exe and msi
Fix of and issue that prevented from using the environment variables PROXY, HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY.
Addition of the support of the environment variable NO_PROXY to ignore the Proxy variables.
Better handling of error cases when the application data is damaged, avoiding a ‘white screen’
Authenticator 6.25.1 for Windows (msi only)
February 22, 2023
Same as 6.24.2, adding a fix of a certificate issue
Authenticator 6.24 for iOS
February 14, 2023
Fix of an issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during an upgrade
Windows logon (when active on the service)
New menu My Workstations for revealing scratch codes when the workstation is offline
Fix of a scratch code refresh issue that occured if the user has more than one workstation
Language support
Adding Italian
Change of menu wording in Spanish “Mis Dispositivos”
Cosmetic: Renaming menu entry Theme to Dark Mode
Authenticator 6.24.2 for Windows
February 13, 2023
Fixed an issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during an upgrade
Windows logon (when active on the service): New menu “My Workstations” for revealing scratch codes for opening a session offline
Language support
Adding Italian
installation selects the Windows language
Cosmetic: Menu entry Theme is renamed to Dark Mode
Fix of an issue concerning the certificate during installation
Authenticator 6.22.1 for Android and iOS
November 14, 2022
Windows Logon: new menu My Workstations for revealing scratch codes when the workstation is offline
Fix of an issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during the application upgrade
Fix of an issue that prevented the automated fulfillment of the activation code with an activation link (deep linking)
Fix of a Spanish language translation
Fix of a cosmetic issue on the notification icon on Android
Fix of a display issue that could prevent to close an “unlock device” screen
Authenticator 6.22 for Windows
October 10, 2022
Security Fix
Fix of an issue that caused an incorrect notification title
Fix of an issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during the application upgrade
Authenticator 6.22 for MacOS
October 10, 2022
Security Fix
Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect notification title
Fixed an issue that could cause a desync of dynamic keys during the application upgrade
Fixed an issue that prevented the app to relaunch after being closed
Authenticator 6.20.1 for Android
August 2, 2022
Rollbacking previous version 6.20.0 that could cause some random desync issues
Authenticator 6.20 for Windows
June 28, 2022
Fixed a issue that caused an incorrect notification title
Fixed an issue with the installation of the certificate used to authenticate to the Admin Console V2
Security Fix
Authenticator 6.20 for Android
June 28, 2022
Fixed the appearance of the push notification icon
Minor cosmetic improvements
Authenticator 6.19.3 for Windows
April 1, 2022
New “full offline” mode for using Authenticator to open the network connection
Fixed a keyboard input issue on touch screen PCs
Fixed an issue that could cause a loss of accounts when upgrading from 6.14
Fixed an issue that showed a white page after the deletion of the current device
Authenticator 6.19 for macOS
March 21, 2022
Fixed an incorrect behavior on application closure
Authenticator 6.19 for Android and iOS
February 14, 2022
Android, iOS: New activation link with pre-filled input of activation code (see “Customizing email templates”)
iOS: fixed an issue that caused a white page at relaunch
iOS: fixed an incorrect color for the input field underline
Authenticator 6.18 for Windows
January 14, 2022
Fix of an incorrect message “no network access” that was displayed instead of other error messages
Fixed an issue with displaying a long activation code in the input field
Security Fix: new encryption mechanism for temporary local data
Authenticator 6.17 for Android and iOS
January 11, 2022
The application in background is blank in order to prevent from viewing an OTP
Fixed an issue with the agreement text that was not fully displayed after a first installation
Fixed an issue that caused Authenticator to propose biometrics instead of PIN for offline OTP generation
Fixed an issue that prevented to clear the pinpad input field
Fixed an issue that caused the pinpad to be cut when the screen is 4.7 inches or smaller
Fixed incorrect messages “no network access” that were displayed instead of other error message
Added a vertical scroll when a context information makes the pinpad page higher than some small screens
Authenticator 6.15 for Android and iOS
November 15, 2021
Improved the data synchronization when an enrolled account is deleted by the administrator
Fixed an issue that prevented a user to rename a device
Fixed an issue that can cause a crash after two consecutive notifications when using biometrics
Adding the push notification status in the About page
Fixed missing translations in My Account, antiphishing page
Minor cosmetic updates
Authenticator 6.14.5 for Windows
September 20, 2021
Security Fix
Authenticator 6.14.4 on iOS
August 19, 2021
Fix of a pinpad size issue on iphone SE
Authenticator 6.14.3 for Windows
July 12, 2021
Cosmetic update in the push notification message screen
Authenticator 6.14 for Windows
July 1, 2021
Redesigned pinpad screen: simplified layout, more reactive buttons
Addition of shortcut “I forgot my PIN”
Fix of an issue with offline mode
Fix of an issue with multiple notifications
Application automatically reduces in systray after a push authentication
Fix of a remaining spinner after generating an OTP
Authenticator 6.14 for Android and iOS
June 28, 2021
Redesigned pinpad screen
Simplified layout, more reactive buttons
Buttons are closer to the bottom of the screen for easier access on mobile
Addition of a shortcut “I forgot my PIN”
New behavior for improved user experience after authenticating via push notification: Home button on iOS, Close button on Android
Fix of a remaining spinner after generating an OTP
Fix of a scroll issue in the privacy policy acknowledgement screen
and other minor cosmetic fixes and improvements. More details.
Authenticator Desktop 6.12.3 for Windows
January 20, 2021
“My Devices” and “Audit” menu entry become visible if enabled by the administrator
Confirmation message after authentication via push notification
New logo and colors
Authenticator 6.11.2 for iOS
November 30, 2020
Fixing a FaceID authentication issue on iOS 14
Authenticator 6.11.1 for Android and iOS
November 17, 2020
Fixing a specific case where generating an OTP was not possible
Authenticator 6.11 for Android, iOS
October 22, 2020
“My Devices” and “Audit” menu entry become visible if enabled by the administrator
confirmation message after authentication via push notification
new logo and colors
Authenticator 6.10.3 for iOS
September 1st, 2020
Addition of a step to accept or reject notifications when FaceID is activated
Authenticator 6.10.2 for Android, iOS
July 21, 2020
Upgrade of internal components, no impact on application features
Authenticator 6.10 for iOS
June 29, 2020
Upgrade of internal components, no impact on application features
HotFix → Authenticator 6.10.1
Fix of a loss of enrollment occurring when installing version 6.10.0
Authenticator Desktop
May 28, 2020
Minor enhancements and fixes in Authenticator Desktop activation page
Authenticator 6.8.4 for Windows
January 15, 2020
optimized application launch time
Authenticator 6.8.4 for Android and iOS
January 13, 2020
optimized application launch time
bug fix on notification handling
Authenticator 6.8.2 for Android and iOS
December 3, 2019
addition of Spanish language
optimization of launch time
other minor improvements
Authenticator 6.8.1
November 14, 2019
fix: push notifications on iOS 13 is supported
login replaces first name and name in account list
fix of account list refresh issue after switching account
fix: error message now displayed when trying to activate Authenticator on White Label service
other minor issues fixed and minor interface improvements