I just installed it and setup my Microsoft Authenticator on LDPlayer.
It was super simple. You simply search for the app in the search bar in the top and then download and install the app.
Now is this safe to do? I believe so and here is why.
There are different opinions on the Internet if LDPlayer is safe because it comes from China and some people have said it has caused them problems when they installed it. Fair enough. I am going to present the pros/cons of this software.
First the cons. Some people said it was malware and showed screenshots that proved this. Other people said their Google Account was hacked, or other some other criminal activity happened. To be completely fair they don’t always say if they downloaded it from the official site, so its difficult to judge these data points. Anything from China should be immediately suspected and not trusted. That is just reasonable security.
Now the pros. It is widely used and if it were doing illegal things it would not be trusted. Its competitors for Android Emulators bundle more things, are discontinued, or have malware that is proven to be used with them. Google has an official Android Emulator and there is a third-party emulator, that can do Google Play games but not easily and designed for a professional development use. LDPlayer seems to be the easiest and fastest way to use Google Play game apps.
Now would I suggest this for a company that needs the highest levels of security? No. Is this trustworthy enough for an individual? Yes it is. Right now I could ditch the iPhone and use the Microsoft Authenticator in LDPlayer to authenticate. It required confirming it on my smartphone when it was being installed, so this is not an easy way for hackers to compromise your MFA unless they already have your smartphone. Will I use this in the future? Potentially for my own personal use.
Is any emulator safe for MFA? I don’t think so. Emulators often too big of a risk to have it be a good way to function. Am I risking my security with it? Well that is the test isn’t it? If someone hacks my Microsoft free account then that is another article. If they don’t, that doesn’t mean that it is secure, it just means that I am too small of a fry to make an effort with. Sometimes you have to test the dog food.
Still for people who don’t want to carry a hardware token like a Yubikey/FIDO key, and don’t care about the highest levels of security, this could work for them. Different strokes for different folks.