Google Let users synchronize passkeys across different devices

Google users could securely store their passkeys (or passwords) in the Password Manager of their Android devices. The techreus is expanding this functionality to desktop computers with different operating systems.

Passkeys are safer than passwords and easier to use. You can use your fingerprint, face or screen locking to authenticate yourself on apps and websites (also see the related module below). It was impossible until now to use passkeys from the Google Password Manager on other devices, as you had to scan a QR code with your Android app device each time.

A new update that is currently in the works makes it easier to use passkeys. They can now be saved in the Google Password Manager of Windows, macOS, and Linux. There is also support for ChromeOS when it becomes available in beta.

What is a passkey?

A passkey allows you, for example, to use your fingerprint or a hardware key to log in, and not via your password. The idea is to create a safer alternative form of password that becomes increasingly easier to guess, depending on the implementation. Passkeys synchronize your authentication across different devices via the cloud. They use cryptographic key pairs to authenticate you on websites and apps using the same biometric data you use for your smartphone.