Passkeys are seen as the future of secure logins, and most major password managers already support them. However, their adoption has been slower than expected, partly due to the time and effort required to switch from traditional passwords. On Chrome, Google Password Manager simplifies this by automatically converting passwords to passkeys on supported sites. Surprisingly, this helpful feature hasn’t been available on Android—though that appears likely to change soon.
While examining the latest beta version of Google Play services (v25.19.31), the Android Authority team found evidence that Google Password Manager on Android may soon gain a feature that automatically upgrades passwords to passkeys during login. They were even able to enable the feature themselves.
The “Automatically create a passkey to sign in faster” option might seem straightforward, but it eliminates the need to manually switch from passwords to passkeys for each site. This feature will only work with websites and services that already support passkey logins—a number that continues to grow steadily.
Once a password is upgraded, you’ll be able to log in using biometric verification on your phone or other devices, your device PIN, or even by tapping a prompt on a linked device. For users who still prefer traditional passwords, Google will offer the option to disable this feature.
There’s no confirmed release date yet, as Google typically takes a few months to roll out new features like this to the public after they’re first spotted in development.
Google is also developing a new passkey-related feature for its Password Manager that will allow users to import and export passkeys. This enhancement aims to simplify the process of switching to a different password manager or transferring passkeys between accounts.
Given that Chrome only introduced cross-device passkey syncing in September last year, it’s clear that widespread adoption of passkeys will still take some time.