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Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator NEW CHANGES, starting 23rd October (+poll)

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DominusFerrus

 
Starting on 23rd October people using SGMA - Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator
will have to confirm their trades with the Steam Mobile App.

Note1: Giving your phone number is just a step to prepare you for its optional use.
Note2: using SGMA = having it enabled - if you did not enable it, you're not using it ...

Not that i'd know but if they do that for trades, then it'll be pretty much used for
everything that requires a confirmation, if not yet in due time - i'd guess.

Added a poll just for clicks ... might explain why the steam community is/was sporadically offline since yesterday.

Personally i don't, and don't care much for it, as long they don't request a phone number or to have M.A. in general for confirmations.
Android/snapple os phones aren't exactly known to be safe Systems (even though i don't "fuck around", on my phones)
safe(r)(st) are probably the ones that aren't very popular: BrokeBerry, Tizen?, Bada?, Windows ...

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Do you use Steam Guards Mobile Authenticator?

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no - i don't and i don't care
yes - i do and i don't care
no - i do not, and it pisses me off steam is asking for my phone number
yes - i do and this change is no good, but simply quit using it (?)
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zeroxxx

Now I did install the mobile app, but I didn't check it around thoroughly before uninstalling.

Does it have, you know, recovery codes in case of emergency e.g stolen phone or wiped out phone?

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DominusFerrus

Installing the mobile app should be no problem nor change anything, same for uninstalling for re-installing ...
important (for SGMA) is that its either the same phone with sim or at least the with the same SIM-Card-Number (=identification).

If you enabled (SGMA) at all it you can still disable it with your smartphone + sim + installed mobile app.
If you did not - no need to do anything ...

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Closed 9 years ago by DominusFerrus.