Many times on these pages we have praised the passkey, the new system authentication which, at least in the hopes of the Web giants, should replace the password (if you want to know how to create a passkey, don’t miss our guide about it).
Their implementation is still proceeding quite a bit slow, but now one of the best password managers on the market, 1Password, brought them up finally Android.
For those who don’t remember, the passkey they are a tool that allows you to authenticate via the biometric recognition system of your phone, fingerprint or face. The technology works by pairing a unique key encrypted and stored on your device with a stored with the service (which can’t work without the former).
The novelty therefore allows you to authenticate directly with the telephone, without needing to enter one password in the login field of a service, but the keys for each site must be stored somewhere. You can use Google Password Manager, iCloud, or one of the major password managers like 1Password.
There platform It’s been a year since he announced the arrival of the passkey, and after introducing them for browsers on Windows And iOS now it has finally extended them to Android users.
To take advantage of the new feature, however, users must have the latest version of the app installed 1Password, and above all it is required Android 14 or later versions. Another limitation, however, is that you can only use passkeys to access apps. In fact, Google has not released it the “P to enable passkey usage in Chrome for Android. For this reason it is not possible to authenticate on the sites Web using a passkey stored in the app 1Password while browsing on an Android device.
Once these requirements are met, to activate the function you must tap the option Watchtower in the bottom navigation bar. At this point you should see a list of all app installed on your device and that support passkey authentication.
1Password recommends starting with WhatsApp, Amazon And Uberand if you are registering in an app you must remember to set a passkey and save it in 1Password.
Unlike Google Password Managerwhich only works on Chrome, Chrome OS, and Android, 1Password works on most operating systems and also offers extensions for popular browsers, such as Chrome, Brave, Firefox, and more.
We remind you that 1Password is a member of FIDO Alliance, the association that created and promotes passkeys, and which is not available for free. If you are interested in the excellent tool, you will in fact have to pay a subscription $2.99 per month, but with a 14-day free trial.
