Android Rolling Out Passkey Transfers Between Password Managers (9to5google.com)
(Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:00PM (BeauHD)
from the export-without-the-plaintext dept.)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/09/10/1922227/android-rolling-out-passkey-transfers-between-password-managers
- Source link: https://9to5google.com/2026/09/10/android-passkey-password-transfer/
Android is [1]rolling out a system-level way to [2]securely transfer passwords and passkeys between credential managers , eliminating the need to export passwords as unencrypted text files or manually recreate passkeys. The feature initially supports Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane, with other providers able to integrate through Android's Credentials Transfer API. 9to5Google reports on how to initiate the system-backed transfer method:
> 1. Start the move: Open your new password manager app and choose the option to import or copy your passwords and passkeys from another provider. The password manager will then hand the task over to Android.
> 2. Let Android securely coordinate the data transfer: Android will automatically detect existing password managers on your device and show you which you can import from.
> 3. Review and authorize: Once you tap "Continue," Android will bring you to your existing password manager to select, review, and authorize the transfer. Then your data will be quickly and securely transferred between the apps in just a few seconds.
[1] https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/switch-password-managers/
[2] https://9to5google.com/2026/09/10/android-passkey-password-transfer/
> 1. Start the move: Open your new password manager app and choose the option to import or copy your passwords and passkeys from another provider. The password manager will then hand the task over to Android.
> 2. Let Android securely coordinate the data transfer: Android will automatically detect existing password managers on your device and show you which you can import from.
> 3. Review and authorize: Once you tap "Continue," Android will bring you to your existing password manager to select, review, and authorize the transfer. Then your data will be quickly and securely transferred between the apps in just a few seconds.
[1] https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/switch-password-managers/
[2] https://9to5google.com/2026/09/10/android-passkey-password-transfer/
How long until the scams begin? (Score:2)
"Dear user, please click the link below to transfer your passkeys securely to B1tward3n."
Re: (Score:2)
If passkeys are movable, then they can be duplicated and reused by nefarious actors as easy as this seems to indicate here.
I have not, and do not, and never will trust passkeys as primary security for anything.
Passkeys can be compelled legally, with and sometimes without a warrant. Passwords cannot be compelled at all. SCOTUS has already set the rules.