Google Tests Android Passkey Transfers Between Password Managers, Expanding Beyond Apple’s iOS 26 Lead
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Updated · Android Authority · May 14
Google Tests Android Passkey Transfers Between Password Managers, Expanding Beyond Apple’s iOS 26 Lead
4 articles · Updated · Android Authority · May 14
Google has activated a hidden Android interface that can import and export passkeys through Google Password Manager, showing passkey transfers between apps are already functional in testing.
The new settings replace “Import passwords” and “Export passwords” with options covering passwords and passkeys, then hand users off to a supported manager such as Bitwarden to complete the transfer.
Google has not enabled the feature publicly or said when it will launch, and support may be limited to password managers that implement the Credential Exchange Protocol backed by companies including Google, Apple and Samsung.
Passkey portability has been a major gap despite passkeys’ security benefits; Apple already supports transfers on iOS 26 and macOS 26, while Google has only previously shown code references on Android.
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