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Just now I (in the US) added TOTP (Google Authenticator) 2FA, and removed my old SMS 2FA. It does seem a bit laggy but I was able to do it and log in.

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PayPal allows directly adding totp now? When I added 2fa, I had to use a python script that emulates the stupid Symantec software they were using in order to get the secret; it instead gave you a code to give the Symantec app, which prevented you from using 3rd party apps.

Yes, I think it's somewhat recent. The previous time I checked it didn't let me, now it does. I found this from 6 months ago mentioning it might only be US accounts[1], and this from March[2].

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/a59knq/ysk_p...

[2] https://benbrian.net/authenticator-app-support-in-paypal-fin...

Yes I (in eu) only recently added 2FA and I'm using Google authenticator

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