Write down the scratch codes from 'Step 3' and keep them in a secure location. If you can't scan the QR code, you can enter the 'Two-factor authentication secret key' from 'Step 2' of the setup page into the app, which gives you the same result.(Your device might ask you for permission to use the camera first.) In 'Step 2' of the setup page, there is a box with a pattern which you have to point your device's camera toward.

The recommended authentication method is to scan a QR code in the app.

Click 'Enable' next to 'TOTP (one-time token)', and log in with your username and password.

Go to Special:Manage Two-factor authentication.

FreeOTP (Android, iOS): free and open-source.

Authenticator (iOS): free and open-source.AndOTP (Android): free and open-source (development discontinued ).Android: Download from Google Play or F-Droid.Download a 2FA app onto your mobile device.If you don't have a mobile device or if you want to use a Windows tablet, see ' Enabling 2FA on desktop and laptop computers'. If you have a smartphone or tablet computer with Android or iOS, a mobile app is the most secure and the easiest way to use 2FA. Scanning a QR code with a smartphone's camera If there is no entry for 'Two-factor authentication', your account currently doesn't have access to 2FA, and you'll need to request access at m:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions before you can enable 2FA.If the entry says 'None enabled', 2FA is currently disabled on your account.If the entry says 'TOTP (one-time token)', 2FA is currently enabled on your account.Under 'User profile', check the entry for 'Two-factor authentication', which should be between 'Global account' and 'Global preferences': To determine whether your account has 2FA enabled, go to Special:Preferences. Users with advanced rights on other projects, including test wikis hosted by Wikimedia, can also enable 2FA from those projects. Most users need to request access before they can use 2FA. If you are not in one of these groups, you need to submit a request at m:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for 2 Factor Auth tester permissions to obtain access to 2FA (see request examples).

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