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Summary: According to a report, Google is working on its Password Manager to bring an import/export feature for passkeys. The company will reportedly also restrict users from exporting passkeys to potentially sketchy apps. It’s unclear when the company plans to roll out the feature to the masses.
Passkeys are great and all, but there’s a major limitation associated with them. Since passkeys are tied to your device, many believe that they can’t be imported or exported. Well, you can’t just yet, but the FIDO Alliance announced last year that it was working on a protocol that allows you to import/export passkeys. Guess what? Google has reportedly started working on its Password Manager to make the import/export of passkeys a reality.
Google may soon allow you to import/export passkeys saved in the Password Manager
Folks over at Android Authority recently dug through Google Play Services 25.13.31 beta and reported spotting evidence of Google working on the import/export feature for passkeys in its Password Manager. The news isn’t that surprising, given that major password managers, including Google Password Manager, follow FIDO’s passkey standard.
It seems Google is also concerned about you casually leaking your passkey chain to the world. The outlet reportedly found some code strings that suggest you won’t be able to export passkeys to apps that don’t follow best security practices. A related code snippet spotted by the outlet had a note that reads, “Export blocked for your protection: The password manager you’re trying to export to doesn’t follow best practices.”
What’s interesting is that the export feature alone would solve many passkeys’ limitations. You may wonder how it is beneficial, right? With the support in place, you won’t have to worry about switching platforms. This means if you have passkeys stored in Google Password Manager, but are willing to switch from Android to iOS, you’ll be able to do it without any hassle.
It’s unclear when the company will roll out the feature
If Apple offers similar passkey export support in the future, transitioning from iOS to Android would also be easier. That’s not all; in case of a stolen device, you wouldn’t risk losing all your accounts as you would now. The upcoming support might also be able to backup and restore passkeys later on a new device. All that said, there’s no word on when Google plans to roll out this feature for passkey users.
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