Google Consolidates Its Chrome and Android Password Managers

Google today announced an update to its password manager that will finally introduce a consistent look-and-feel across the service's Chrome and Android implementations. From a report: Users will soon see a new unified user experience that will automatically group multiple passwords for the same sites or apps together, as well as a new shortcut on the Android home screen to get access to these passwords. In addition to this, Google is also now adding a new password-related feature to Chrome on iOS, which can now generate strong passwords for you (once you set Chrome as an autofill provider). Meanwhile, on Android, Google's password check can now also flag weak and re-used passwords and help you to automatically change them, while Chrome users across platforms will now see compromised password warnings.

Can I turn it off?

[codebase7]

Updates for a system wide password manager, and yet another home screen shortcut that sends all of your authentication information to Google. For profiling that I didn't want. Welp, I won't use it, (nor have it installed on my custom rom), but I know several that will.

Re: Can I turn it off?

[reanjr]

Chrome > Settings > Autofill > Passwords > Offer to save passwords

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[AmiMoJo]

It's a useful tool on Android, but I wish it wouldn't generate multiple entries for the same thing.

Chrome is the same with addresses. After a few months it ends up with three or four variations of my home address that I have to go delete.

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[drinkypoo]

It's a useful tool on Android, but I wish it wouldn't generate multiple entries for the same thing.

Unfortunately the password manager in Firefox does the same thing. Worse, it doesn't have any way to create passwords ahead of time. You can only use the password generator feature in narrow conditions, and many times it doesn't offer to function at all.

Use Bitwarden

[MeanE]

It's free for what most people need. Premium is dirt cheap at $10 bucks a year if you need it. Works on everything. Open Source to boot.

BecauseGranny told me ...

[Anne Thwacks]

... to put all my eggs in one basket.

My other granny said to kick Google in the nuts.

Those two could never agree on anything!