the public rollout of Android's new Credential Manager beginning on November 1st, 2023. The Credential Manager will make it easier for Android users to sign in to apps securely with passkeys, a new passwordless authentication standard.
The company's new Credential Manager API will allow developers to automatically guide users to the most convenient login method for their account, including passkeys. It will also allow users to easily switch between multiple accounts and to choose their preferred password manager to sign in to apps, even if the app doesn't natively support passkeys.
However, up to now there hadn't been an easy way to use passkeys across all your apps, as support was not as widespread and it was complicated for App Developers to support multiple sign-in methods. Now, with the public API available for Google's Credential Manager, App Developers will be able to more easily adopt their use and integrate them in their individual apps, without having to worry about maintenance and integration costs.
Several apps already support passkeys and have been able to do so by integrating Credential Manager, which has been in testing over a year, including Uber and Whatsapp. The hope is, though, that this support will grow now that it will be more widely available.Passkeys add an additional layer of security for WhatsApp users. Simplifying the way users can securely get into their account will help our users, which is why the Credential Manager API is so important.
Credential Manager is a significant step forward for passwordless authentication on Android. By making it easier for developers to support passkeys and for users to manage their login credentials, Google is helping to make the Android ecosystem more secure and convenient.A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative.