{"id":86946,"date":"2025-05-09T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/86946\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:02:09","slug":"google-is-bringing-automatic-passkey-upgrades-to-android-apk-teardown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/86946\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is bringing automatic passkey upgrades to Android (APK teardown)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_bh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"google password manager chrome update 2\"  alt=\"google password manager chrome update 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/google-password-manager-chrome-update-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Walker \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google Password Manager for Android could get automatic passkey upgrades.<\/li>\n<li>This would be a major improvement over having to manually upgrade your passwords to passkeys on Android.<\/li>\n<li>Passkeys are more secure and convenient alternatives to usernames and passwords.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google has firmly embraced passkeys as an alternative to passwords, giving\u00a0users a more secure and convenient way to sign in. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/chrome-vs-edge-3298624\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chrome<\/a>\u00a0browser on desktop can automatically convert website passwords to passkeys, and it looks like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/use-google-password-manager-3242056\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Password Manager<\/a> for Android will soon have\u00a0the same ability.<\/p>\n<p> You&#8217;re reading an <strong>Authority Insights<\/strong> story on Android Authority. Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/tag\/authority-insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won&#8217;t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">APK teardown<\/b> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n<p>We sifted through the latest version of the Google Play Services app (version 25.19.31 beta) and discovered that the Google Password Manager for Android could receive automatic passkey upgrades. We also enabled this feature, as seen in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_bh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Password Manager auto passkey generation AssembleDebug\"  alt=\"Google Password Manager auto passkey generation AssembleDebug\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Password-Manager-auto-passkey-generation-AssembleDebug-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>This feature means your phone\u2019s existing website and app credentials would be converted to passkeys without your explicit permission. Instead, when you sign in to a supported service with your password, Google Password Manager will seamlessly upgrade your credentials to a passkey and notify you.<\/p>\n<p>This would be a convenient feature as you currently have to log in to a supported website or app and then manually upgrade to a passkey. Fortunately, this feature can be disabled if you still prefer passwords or want more control over passkey generation.<\/p>\n<p>Passkeys are a more convenient and secure alternative to standard usernames and passwords. This tech lets you log in to a service or app by entering your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/unlock-android-without-password-3220302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">device PIN<\/a> or scanning your fingerprint\/face. The passkey is stored on your device for better security, but it can be synced to other devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a tip? Talk to us!<\/strong>\u00a0Email our staff at <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-automatic-passkey-upgrades-android-apk-teardown-3555935\/mailto:news@androidauthority.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"mailto:tips@androidauthority.com\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-haspopup=\"menu\" target=\"_blank\">news@androidauthority.com<\/a>. You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it&#8217;s your choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andy Walker \/ Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google Password Manager for Android&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86947,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[16655,2240,867,547,41678,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-86946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android-security","9":"tag-authority-insights","10":"tag-google","11":"tag-mobile","12":"tag-password-manager","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114477069140667361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}