You can now log into Twitter on Android with your 2FA key alone

This story was originally published by 15/03/2021
3:16 PM PDTMarch 15, 2021 And last update 2021/07/01
7:31 AM PDTJuly 1, 2021.

Twitter has long had dual security features based on physical keys like Ubiquiti or Google’s Titan Key. You can login with this key on your phone (assuming the key works on your phone). for several months. But what if you need to manage your company’s PR Twitter account on the go? Or, more generally, what if you have a USB-A key for desktop and an NFC key for mobile?

In both cases, the Twitter app for Android now supports logging into one or more accounts via multiple physical security keys such as USB, Bluetooth or NFC. Twitter has of course announced this change via a tweet and it will be live in the latest version of the app.

Protect your account (and its changes) with multiple security keys. You can now register and login using multiple physical keys on mobile and web.

Coming soon: You have the option to add and use a security key only as an authentication method without using any other method.

– Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 15, 2021

You currently need to log in with your Twitter password, but Twitter says that soon you’ll be able to log in with just your security key enabled. That said, it’s only Level 1 security, but it may be more secure than the passwords used by the other 24 services.