Steam Mobile Authentificator new Phone

[GermanPCBuilder]

I got a new temporary phone because I have to make a software repair otherwise it wont boot. I got the SIM card from that broken phone in my temp one but my account is still linked to the app which is on the dead phone. Im now afraid to do the software repair as it erases my data and I think I would log myself out of my own Steam account. Can I just erase the data off my old phone and use Steam perfectly fine with the temp one?

 

Dear Mods feel free to move this topic, I have no idea where it belongs to.

[Changis]

16 minutes ago, GermanPCBuilder said:

I got a new temporary phone because I have to make a software repair otherwise it wont boot. I got the SIM card from that broken phone in my temp one but my account is still linked to the app which is on the dead phone. Im now afraid to do the software repair as it erases my data and I think I would log myself out of my own Steam account. Can I just erase the data off my old phone and use Steam perfectly fine with the temp one?

 

Dear Mods feel free to move this topic, I have no idea where it belongs to.

i think you can remove the authentication for the device in steam as long as you have a trusted device to use (like your steam computer)

after a reset you would have to enable the authenticator again..

you can always remove 2 factor for the duration and then reactivate it after you have your main phone up and running again if you want to be sure

[GermanPCBuilder]

Just now, Changis said:

i think you can remove the authentication for the device in steam as long as you have a trusted device to use (like your steam computer)

after a reset you would have to enable the authenticator again..

you can always remove 2 factor for the duration and then reactivate it after you have your main phone up and running again if you want to be sure

You are the man. It worked perfectly.

[Changis]

1 minute ago, GermanPCBuilder said:

You are the man. It worked perfectly.

happy to help