Google is updating the experience of its password management service to make it more consistent across platforms where it is present, in addition to having stronger and safer protections.
There is no doubt that their password management service is constantly being compared to third-party password managers, where there are often aspects that Google’s service usually lacks.
And as long as passwords exist on a regular basis for access to accounts in applications and services until possible password replacements can arrive, it will always be necessary to have tools that guarantee their safe use.
In this regard, there are three new features that the company has just announced, basing most of the cases on the comments and requests widely provided by users through the different channels of participation available to them.
Making password management easy under a consistent experience
First of all, Google is beginning to Provide an easier and more consistent management experience across Chrome and Android settings.
If you also have several passwords for the same sites and applications, Google’s password manager will group them together, and for those users who wish, they can also include a shortcut on the home page to access all their passwords in one. just touch.
In second place, Password manager security warnings expands beyond compromised credentials, noting that they will now also appear when using weak passwords and even when using duplicate passwords.
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To bring this protection functionality to more people, we’re expanding these compromised password alerts to all Chrome users on Android, Chrome OS, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
And thirdly, for those who want enter passwords manually in the application or service directly, from now on it will also be possible with Google’s password manager on all platforms where it is present.
Additionally, Google is launching Touch-to-Login on Android to further streamline secure login, which will basically consist of overlaying a simple panel at the bottom of the screen to complete the process.
More information: Google