Google’s password manager has become a very interesting option in its own righte for creating and storing access credentials to websites, services and applications. As you may remember, at first it consisted only of a Chrome feature that allowed you to save keys, but over time it began to add features until it finally became a browser-independent solution, but logically integrated into the same one.
So if we wish, we can access our keys directly through the web (from any browser, no need to use Chrome) and Through Gboard, we can also access the credentials stored in the administratorthe Google keyboard for Android and iOS, which allows us to use them in any application that we have installed on smartphones, tablets, etc. So we are not talking about the most complete key management option, but we are talking about a very well integrated option that, let’s not forget, is completely free , which is also important for many.
Now, you have probably more than once found yourself in a, let’s say difficult, situation and you want to Share login information with a close and trusted person (like a family member or your partner). In this case, and especially if you’ve opted for a secure password, chances are you’ll end up sending it to them via WhatsApp, Telegram, email, or a similar method that allows the person to copy and paste the key. Of course, this is not exactly the most secure system, but it looks like Google is already working on a solution.
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To this end, as we read in TheSpAndroid, Google is testing a password sharing feature with a family group. It’s not yet functional, but elements of it have been detected in both the desktop version of Google Chrome and the latest version of Google Play Services (version 09.24.12 190400-610662703), which means that the feature is aiming to reach , at least on PC and Android .
As we can see in the screenshots of this feature, It seems that the system will only allow sharing of the password, not the username associated with it, something we can precisely relate to Google’s interest in providing a secure tool (by not transmitting username and password through the same means). However, it’s possible that the ability to share the entire credentials will eventually be added later.
The images show us that when accessing a specific credential in Google Password Manager, a “Share” button will appear, which will take us to a section where we can specify who we want to send the password to. Since it is not yet functional, it is not yet possible to see this part of the process, or more importantly, how it works from the other side, ie. when we send the password to the recipient. However, since this operation can, at least in principle, only be performed between members of the family group, it is very likely that the operation will be very simple and practically instantaneous.