Google just announced several updates to its Password Manager service in a blog post(opens in new tab). Google has been working for some time to compete with the best password managers but has often lacked features that the other managers have offered. With this latest update, Google hopes to make their platform stand above the third-party options.
Google Password Manager: New features
The biggest update to come with this update is the ability to add passwords directly to the app. Previously, users had needed to add their password when prompted by Google to save their password after already logging into a webpage. Now, users can simply go into the password manager and manually add passwords for their most commonly used log-ins. Additionally, Google announced that Android users can create a shortcut for their homescreen that allows them to launch Google Password Manager instantly. iOS users get something, too. Google will now allow iPhone users to generate passwords for their iOS apps when you set Chrome as your autofill provider.Google Password Manager: Is it consistent across devices?
Google says that with these new updates users will have “a simplified and unified management experience that’s the same in Chrome and Android settings.” While this may change, at the time of this writing that is not quite the case. The Chrome for Windows 10 and Android Google Password Managers are very similar, but with a notable exception. The Chrome on PC Password Manager will not let you add passwords manually from the Google Password Manager site. Instead, users need to go to chrome://settings/passwords, where they can then add as many passwords manually as their heart desires.Google Password Manager: How to add a password on Chrome for Windows 10
- Go to chrome://settings/passwords
- Scroll down to Saved Passwords and select add
- Enter the URL, username and password for the password you wish to add
- Click save