Valve is upping Steam’s security ante with impending beta roll out of Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator on iOS and Android devices.

Steam currently only supports two-factor authentication through email with Steam Guard and Valve plans to offer a more convenient option with a new mobile authenticator. The feature provides two-factor login to Steam via the Steam iOS and Android applications.

The feature is presently only enabled for the recently updated Android app but it will roll out to iOS devices for testing once it updates soon.

Those wishing to participate in the limited beta can express their interest by joining the Steam Community group. Valve will choose a small number of beta users from the group for preliminary testing and then open up beta to everyone if the feature runs smoothly.

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