Just a few hours ago we told you about the arrival of the Material 3 Expressive on Google password manager But, apparently, this is not the only novelty linked to the automatic compilation service that the Mountain View giant had in store for us.
Google has in fact published the app dedicated to the password manager on the Play Store but, as already happens for other apps (or services) of the house, this is not a real app standalone. Let’s find out all the details.
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The “app” of the Google password manager arrives
As anticipated at the opening, in parallel with the Rulout of the expressive Redesign which changed the user interface and enriched the “Account” card with the filters for the type of saved credentials, another novelty arrives for the Google password manager.
The Mountain View giant has in fact published the dedicated app on the Google Play Store but, as often happens with the company’s apps and services, it is not an app standalone: it is in fact A shortcut that allows you to access more quickly to your saved credentialsotherwise reachable through the paths “Settings> Google services> Google automatic compilation” or “Settings> Password, Passkey and Account> Google”.
Once installed, the shortcut will be added to the app drawer and can be placed on any of the pages of the initial screen. To work, it does not require authorizations because, after all, he does nothing but postpone to Google password manager which lies in the Google Play Services system app.
It is not something unusual from Google. Many other services, which actually “live” within other apps, have a shortcut that can be downloaded as if it were an app from the Play Store: just to make a couple of examples we have Gemini and Lens who actually “live” inside the Google App.
How to download the shortcut and update the Google Play Services app
The shortcut for the Google password manager It can be installed via the Google Play Store: just make a tap on the underlying badge and select “Install”.
At the same time, it is good to make sure that the latest version of the app is installed on our Android smartphone (equipped with Google services) Google Play Services: To do this, just reach the dedicated page of the app on the Google Play Store via the Badge below and, possibly, make a tap on “Update”.
The application cannot be found through research on the store and, normally, is automatically updated on all the smartphone of the green robot (which count on the services offered by the Mountain View giant).
