Are you tired of typing your name, address, or credit card in all of the apps you use on your mobile device? In Android 8.0 Oreo, Google has provided an easy way to use Autofill with password manager apps.
With increased focus on security, users are always recommended to choose unique and strong passwords. It is estimated that an average person has 27 discrete login credentials for online services/apps, which can be difficult to manage if you are trying to keep track of all information in your head.
Password Manager Apps are meant to assist the user in retrieving passwords from encrypted database. To simply for your life even further, Google has provided an autofill service Oreo, which makes it simpler to use Autofill with Google service or password manager app. The new “Autofill” service in Oreo only allows the required information to be accessed by password manager apps, making your data more secure. In Android 8.0 Oreo, there is a specific list of approved password managers that meet Google’s security and functional requirements.
List of Google Approved Password Manager Apps
How does it work?
On your Android 8.0 Oreo device, you can setup “Autofill” by going to settings, where you will find a list of Google Approved password manager apps. You can also select “Add service” to download the password manager app of your choice from the Play Store.
Once the password manager is selected in the Autofill service, you will see the information (saved username and password) as a suggestion when logging into an app for the first time. In addition, devices running Android 8.0 Oreo and above will have option to select Google as an autofill service, which will let you use data saved in Chrome to fill in passwords, credit cards, addresses, and other information.
Android 8.0 Oreo provides an option to use Google service or third party password managers from the Play Store, making it easier to securely store and recall commonly typed information on your Android device.
Source: blog.google
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