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Eiinstein

So...!

I have something on my mind.

I am currently using ASF and I want my main account to be able to autoaccept trades etc with ASF, and for that I need to root my phone so I can get the files/lines for it to work with WinAuth.
But I am a little bit scared to do it so my question is, what can happen? Can I get a old phone to work and root that but how does it work with Steam Guard? Change back and forth I mean.

Any suggestions how to fix this problem?

Thanks

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DrP

Had my galaxy s1 rooted, also it is probably not the oldest phone which can be rooted. For Samsung it was fairly easy. ~30 minutes work if you are new to it. Never used it for ASF though so can't help you there.

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Eiinstein

I think my old one is like a s5 or something so I dont think that is the problem. The problem is maybe if the steam guard gets a cool down or something maybe? If I have it on my main phone, then switch it to my old phone, root the old phone, fix the ASF and then change it back to my regular phone.

Or maybe I'm thinking totally wrong. I dont know know :(

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madsession

Pretty sure your authenticator you imported wont work if you disable it on old phone and then activate it on the new one again.

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Eiinstein

Maybe not. But I found this just right now: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=581563653

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Starwhite

"Content posted in this community may contain Nudity or Strong Violence" :)

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Eiinstein

Haha wtf :P

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madsession

I linked authenticator in SDA/WinAuth, then imported to ASF. Can I now delink it and link it again on my phone?

No. ASF imports your authenticator data in order to use it. If you delink your authenticator then you'll also cause ASF 2FA to stop functioning, regardless if you remove it firstly like stated in above question or not. If you want to use your authenticator on both your phone and ASF (plus optionally in SDA/WinAuth), then you'll need to import your authenticator from your phone, and not create new one in SDA/WinAuth. You can have only one linked authenticator, that's why ASF imports that authenticator and its data in order to use it as ASF 2FA - it's the same authenticator, just existing in two places. If you decide to delink your mobile authenticator credentials - regardless in which way, ASF 2FA will stop working, as previously copied mobile authenticator credentials will no longer be valid. In order to use ASF 2FA together with authenticator on your phone, you must import it from Android/iOS, which is described above.

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Eiinstein

So then I need to root my new phone? :/

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madsession

If you need it on your phone at all? then yes. You cant delink your authenticator and create a new one, and still have the old one working. If you dont need it on phone. Just use WinAuth or SteamDesktopAuthenticator and you can also import into ASF so you can create tokens there.

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Eiinstein

well I guess I can only use it on WinAuth. No downside I guess? I can create tokens through the "mainbot" I guess.

But I have read that if I delink steam guard, its a 15 day tradeban?

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madsession

Not sure, maybe.

And if you need token to login you also get the code from WinAuth. You can also accept 2FA confirmations with ASF if you import it.

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Eiinstein

Okay dude! Thanks alot for the help! :) I will check out if there is a ban if I remove it or not. Thanks though!

Have a good night.

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Starwhite

Of course there is a ban. Just whatever you do, don't go phone only, it's horrible :)

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Eiinstein

Yeah but I dont get a ban if I root the phone and implement it in WinAuth, I shouldnt...

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Starwhite

Yet at least. But no ban for now, you're just spreading the same authenticator around, not removing it.

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Eiinstein

Well well, I just rooted, had to wipe the phone. Now Im recovering the backup'd files. So I guess I will get a steam guard cd because of that, we will see.

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madsession

If you import from phone you can create tokens from phone, from winauth and even with ASF if you import it into that.

But you mentioned rooting an old phone? Isnt the point in also being able to create tokens on phone if you want to be able to use it outside of your home? Are you going to carry around two phones? :)

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Eiinstein

Hmm you lost me there. So I can create a token on my phone, so it works with WinAuth? WinAuth on the computer needs to have access to the account so it can automaticly accept trades from STM.

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madsession

2FA

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