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by lambda_tango 2194 days ago
I had to get the seeds out of Google Authenticator several years ago. The seeds were stored in an SQLite database file in the app directory. I think I used another app to read the DB file and export the seeds to plain text, but you could also conceivably copy the file to a computer and work from there, though you might need root access either way.
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Yes, all of this requires a rooted phone or otherwise subverting the Android security model.

A potential alternative could be finding an ancient APK that didn't have the 'prevent backup' bit set, downgrading via adb install, and pulling an adb backup. Still, massive PITA.