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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 | 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. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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 |website=Bitwarden}}</ref> | 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. | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
Consumers have voiced their concerns over this, often not noticing that Google is the one blocking their password manager. | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:51, 10 October 2025
Title: Google password manager overrides third-party autofill
Users of the Google Chrome Android app have reported that Google's password manager has blocked alternate password managers to be used on Chrome.[1] This does not occur on other Android web browsers or on phones without android.
Background
Google's password manager is used for storing passwords to autofill.[2] This has competition, with other companies making their own password managers.[3] This leads to healthy competition, where consumers have a variety of password managers to choose from.
Consumer response
Consumers have voiced their concerns over this, often not noticing that Google is the one blocking their password manager.[4]
References
- ↑ "Android Chrome Update Breaks 1Password Autofill - How To Fix It". Techlicious. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "Google Password Manager". Google. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Issue with google and chrome app autofill on android". Bitwarden. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "Issue with google and chrome app autofill on android". Bitwarden. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)