Google
is
updating
Chrome
on
Android
next
month
to
greatly
improve
how
password
mangers
operate
inside
the
mobile
browser.
Chrome
on
Android
will
allow
third-party
password
managers
to
natively
autofill
forms
on
websites,
improving
the
experience
of
apps
like
1Password,
Dashlane,
and
others.
Google
offers
its
own
password
manager
in
Chrome,
alongside
passkeys
and
autofill
support
for
information
like
your
address
and
payment
card
data.
While
you
can
set
a
preferred
autofill
service
on
Android,
it
uses
a
compatibility
mode
inside
Chrome
that
makes
it
feel
super
glitchy
for
third-party
password
managers.
I
regularly
swap
between
iOS
and
Android
devices,
and
using
1Password
on
iOS
feels
like
a
far
better
experience
in
Chrome
even
though
it
still
doesn’t
match
the
superior
integration
into
Safari.
Google
admits
its
current
Chrome
on
Android
offering
results
in
“janky
page
scrolling”
and
potential
duplicate
suggestions
from
Google
and
a
third-party
password
manager.
“With
this
coming
change,
Chrome
on
Android
will
allow
third-party
autofill
services
to
natively
autofill
forms
giving
users
a
smoother
and
simpler
user
experience,”
says
Eiji
Kitamuram,
a
developer
advocate
on
the Google Chrome
team.
“Third-party
autofill
services
can
autofill
passwords,
passkeys
and
other
information
like
addresses
and
payment
data,
as
they
would
in
other
Android
apps.”
You
can
start
testing
this
new
functionality
in
Chrome
131
and
later.
After
setting
up
a
third-party
password
manager
as
your
preferred
autofill
service
you’ll
need
to
toggle
a
Chrome
flag
to
get
the
new
autofill
experience.
All
Chrome
on
Android
users
will
get
this
new
experience
on
November
12th
when
Chrome
131
is
scheduled
to
enter
the
stable
channel.
(Originally posted by Tom Warren)
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