Google password manager overrides third-party autofill: Difference between revisions

Users of the [[Google Chrome]] Android app have reported that [[Google|Google's]] password manager has blocked alternate password managers to be used on Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android Chrome Update Breaks 1Password Autofill - How To Fix It |url=https://www.techlicious.com/blog/update-this-setting-to-keep-1password-working-in-android-chrome/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Techlicious}}</ref>  This does not occur on other [[Android]] web browsers or on phones without android.

Google's password manager is used for storing passwords to autofill.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Password Manager |url=https://passwords.google.com/intro |url-status=live |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Google}}</ref> This has competition, with other companies making their own password managers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issue with google and chrome app autofill on android |url=https://community.bitwarden.com/t/issue-with-google-and-chrome-app-autofill-on-android/42901?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Bitwarden}}</ref> This leads to healthy competition, where consumers have a variety of password managers to choose from.

Consumers have voiced their concerns over this, often not noticing that Google is the one blocking their password manager.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issue with google and chrome app autofill on android |url=https://community.bitwarden.com/t/issue-with-google-and-chrome-app-autofill-on-android/42901 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Bitwarden}}</ref>