Passkeys are a simple and secure way to sign in to both your Google Account and the sites and apps you care about — without a password. To improve your account’s security, a website or app asks you to use a passkey to sign in or create a new one.
Learn how to sign in with a passkey instead of a password.
Tip: Passkeys are built on industry standards, so you can use them across many platforms.
Understand passkeys
A passkey is a secure alternative to a password and helps improve the security of your online accounts. It protects you from phishing and is unique for each site and app you use. When you save a passkey, it can be saved to your device or in your password manager.
You can save your passkeys in Google Password Manager to use them across your devices, as long as you’re signed in with the same Google Account on Chrome or Android devices.
Benefits of passkeys include:
- You won’t have to remember a sequence of letters, numbers, and characters for each site.
- To sign in into your accounts, scan your fingerprint or face. Your biometric data is stored on your device and isn't shared with Google.
- You can use passkeys across different operating systems with both websites and apps.
- Passkeys are strong enough to never be guessed or reused, making them safe from hacker attempts.
- Passkeys are connected to the app or website they were created for, so you can never be tricked into using your passkey to sign in to a fraudulent app or website.
- Passkeys saved with Google Password Manager are available across your devices. You can use them on all platforms where Chrome is available when you're signed in with the same Google Account.
Save and use passkeys with Google Password Manager
To save passkeys in Google Password Manager, sign in to your Google Account on Chrome or your Android device. When you go to a site or app that supports passkeys, you’ll be asked to create a passkey in Google Password Manager.
Your passkeys are securely backed up and synced to your Google Account. To use them across devices, sign in to Chrome or Android with the same Google Account on each device.
Store passkeys in Google Password Manager
When passkeys are stored in your Google Account, they’re protected by your iPhone or iPad’s PIN, pattern, Face ID, password, and Google Password Manager PIN. Learn how to save and use passkeys with Google Password Manager.
To save passkeys in Google Password Manager, make sure:
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Your device is iOS or iPadOS 17 or up.
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You set Chrome as an iOS autofill provider in your device settings. Learn how to use saved passwords and passkeys in Chrome and other apps.
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You’re signed in to your Google Account and sync your passwords and passkeys.
- The Google Password Manager syncs on other devices where Chrome is installed.
- “Passwords” is turned on in your Google Account. Learn how to start or stop saving passwords.
When you visit a site which supports passkeys, you'll be asked if you'd like to create a passkey in Google Password Manager.
To unlock a passkey you've already created, you need your Google Password Manager PIN.
Create a passkey- When you go to a site or app that uses passkeys, it might ask if you want to create a passkey in Google Password Manager. This includes the website’s name, your email, and account name.
- To allow the creation of the passkey, select Add Passkey.
- If this is your first passkey, you’ll find a prompt to create a Google Password Manager PIN.
- This PIN will be requested every time you log in to a site or app where you have a passkey saved in Google Password Manager.
Tip: If you already have a passkey created for your signed in Google Account, you might be asked for your iOS device’s Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode instead.
When logging into a website or app, you might be prompted to use a passkey.
If you use a passkey, Chrome may require additional confirmation by asking for one of the following:
- Your iOS device’s Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode.
- Your Google Password Manager PIN.
Important: If you have iOS or iPadOS 17 or up, you can use Google Password Manager to store passkeys. To do this, you need to set Chrome as the iOS autofill provider in your device settings. Learn how to use saved passwords and passkeys in Chrome and other apps.
You can manage your passkeys from your iPhone or iPad settings.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
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- Tap More
Password Manager.
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Password Manager.When you sign in to a site with a password saved in Google Password Manager, the site may automatically create a passkey for you. Google Password Manager informs you when this happens. This doesn’t affect your password, which remains saved in Google Password Manager along with your passkey.
To turn automatic passkey creation on or off:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
- Tap More
- At the bottom left, tap Settings.
- Turn Automatically create a passkey to sign in faster on or off.
Tip: To find “Automatically create a passkey to sign in faster” in Google Password Manager, you need to turn on Offer to save passwords & passkeys. Once it’s turned on, you can find a new option "Automatically create a passkey to sign in faster.”
You can delete your Password Manager data, which include passwords and passkeys, from Password Manager settings.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
- Tap More
- At the bottom left, tap Settings.
- Tap Delete All Data
- To delete all Password Manager data, authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
Manage your Google Password Manager PIN
About Google Password Manager PINTo use the Google Password Manager PIN, first create a passkey on iOS or iPadOS.
Your PIN can:
- Help you recover your passkeys on a new device.
- Ensure that no one can access your encrypted data.
- Use to confirm your identity for your passkeys.
You can reset your PIN from your device where you have previously used a passkey in Google Password Manager.
To reset your Google Password Manager PIN:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
- Tap More
- At the bottom left, tap Settings.
- Tap Google Password Manager PIN.
Tips:
- If the button isn’t available, it may be for one of the following reasons:
- You use an Android device.
- On this device:
- You haven’t used Google Password Manager passkeys.
- You’ve used passkeys with a different Google Account.
- You've previously removed passkey access.
- If your Google Password Manager PIN can’t be reset, it could be that you created your first passkey on an Android device.
- To delete your passkeys, find delete all Google Password Manager data.
Other ways to manage and store passkeys
Store passkeys on an iPhone or iPadIf your device has iOS or iPadOS 16 or up, you can use passkeys. Your Apple Passwords stores and syncs them between iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices.
Important:
- If you have iOS or iPadOS 16 or up, passkeys are supported by Apple Passwords or also called Password App for iOS 18.
- If you have iOS or iPadOS 17 or up, you can use Google Password Manager to store passkeys. To do this, you need to set Chrome as the iOS autofill provider in your device settings. Learn how to use saved passwords and passkeys in Chrome and other apps.
- If you have iOS or iPadOS 17 or up, you can also choose a third–party password manager that supports passkeys.
To manage passkeys:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
- Tap More
You can use a security key to store your passkeys.
Important: Passkeys stored on security keys aren’t backed-up. If you lose or reset the security key, you can’t recover your passkeys.
You can use Chrome on your computer to create and use passkeys on another mobile device. Your passkeys remain on the other device.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Go to the sign-in page of a site that you want to log into.
- When prompted to use your passkey, select Use Passkey from Another Device or Use a phone or tablet.
- If the passkey option doesn’t show, select Try another way.
- Scan the QR code with your mobile device.
- Follow the on-screen instructions on your mobile device.