Seamless, familiar UX for both passwords and passkeys helps users and developers gradually transition to passkeys. The native API will give apps a unified way to let the user pick either a passkey or a saved password. Passkeys created through the web API will work seamlessly with apps affiliated with the same domain, and vice versa. Our next milestone in 2022 will be an API for native Android apps. Both features will be generally available on stable channels later this year. To try this today, developers can enroll in the Google Play Services beta and use Chrome Canary. Developers can build passkey support on their sites for end-users using Chrome via the WebAuthn API, on Android and other supported platforms.Users can create and use passkeys on Android devices, which are securely synced through the Google Password Manager.Today’s announcement is a major milestone in our work with passkeys, and enables two key capabilities: Additionally, users can use passkeys stored on their phone to sign in to apps and websites on other nearby devices. Passkeys on users’ phones and computers are backed up and synced through the cloud to prevent lockouts in the case of device loss. For end-users, using one is similar to using a saved password today, where they simply confirm with their existing device screen lock such as their fingerprint. Passkeys follow already familiar UX patterns, and build on the existing experience of password autofill.

Passkeys are built on industry standards and work across different operating systems and browser ecosystems, and can be used for both websites and apps.

They cannot be reused, don't leak in server breaches, and protect users from phishing attacks. Passkeys are a significantly safer replacement for passwords and other phishable authentication factors. Starting today, Google is bringing passkey support to both Android and Chrome. Posted by Diego Zavala, Product Manager (Android), Christiaan Brand, Product Manager (Account Security), Ali Naddaf, Software Engineer (Identity Ecosystems), Ken Buchanan, Software Engineer (Chrome) Explore passkeys on Android & Chrome starting today

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