Google is stepping up user security with little additions. That’s why the Google password manager on Android will make your chrome synced password management much easier. The company also ramping up efforts to automatically enroll users for two-factor authentication.
Google shared in its announcement that it’s “rolling out a feature in the Google app that allows you to access all of the passwords you’ve saved in Google Password Manager right from the Google app menu.
” We presume that the “app menu” is supposed to be the account icon in the top right corner of the Google app that opens a menu when you tap it.
Password management comes as big news because previously, you’d either need to know where to navigate to on the web (passwords.google.com) or you’d have to go hunting for the entry in your Google account settings.
Putting the shortcut to view all of your passwords right in the account switcher menu makes it much more accessible. With this millions of people will be able to manage passwords and improve the way they manage passwords.
Google password manager on Android
Other than easy access to your saved passwords Google also plans to enroll even more people into its two-step authentication process. Which requires both a Google password and a second factor like a phone OTP code to log in.
By the end of the year, Google wants to automatically enroll 150 million more people. And it also requires 2 million YouTube creators to turn it on. It might seem like a huge number but it can be achieved once more people start joining the process.