Google Password Manager is taking over this key Chrome security function

Date:
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:15:47 +0000

Description:
Google Password Manager is fast becoming the default for Chrome users on more platforms, including Android.

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After months of speculation, Chrome 108 looks to be rolling out an updating passwords interface for Android users.

According to 9To5Google , Google is replacing the Android browser s native credentials list with its multi-platform Google Password Manager.

Some Chrome 107 users are also seeing the rollout, which sees the company's own password manager take over responsibility for saved details from the browser itself. Google Password Manager for Android

Checking up on saved passwords is about to become a lot easier, too, with the new menu found inside the Settings menu of Chrome, rather than in Google > Manage your Google Account > Security > Password Manager , inside the
Settings app. This will give the platform an upper-hand over Apple, with passwords accessed via a number of sub-menus within the Settings app.

In an effort to simplify password management and make it easier to highlight compromised passwords, the interface follows a similar route to the passwords.google.com interface, which will be able to be protected by biometrics such as a fingerprint. Read more

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The update was first noticed in Chrome 103, however it looks like it will
take its full form in version 108 which launched right at the end of November 2022.

Making it easier to locate and change passwords could be a sign that Google
is preparing to ramp up its passwordless login feature, which has struggled
to gain any momentum as yet.

Major competition has come from Apple, which is also turning its attention to a passwordless future, and while the revolution is built using the same technology, it remains unclear how users will be able to transfer passwords from an iOS device to an Android device (and vice versa), having an effect thats likely to lock users in to an operating system until a simple solution is detailed. We've also featured the best business password manager software



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