Android can now securely migrate your logins between password managers
App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming.
App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming.
The short version
- As longer, more complex passwords have become a necessity, remembering all those strings of numbers, letters, and special characters has become nearly impossible.
- Password managers can solve that problem, but what happens when you want to move to a different login organizer?
- Sure, you could manually type all your logins into a new app, but now Android can do that for you without the tedium.
What happened
Google designed the new login transfer process to happen entirely on your phone, so you need the corresponding apps installed with your credentials synced. To start the move, you’ll have to find the import option in the app you want to use.
Why it matters
The location of that feature will vary, but in Google Password Manager (built into Android), it’s near the top under the settings tab.
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