All Android Devices Can Now Add Password Manager Shortcuts To Home Screen

All Android devices now allow adding a Password Manager shortcut to the home screen (photo: Dinda Buana Putri/VOI)

JAKARTA - Starting this month, Google is allowing you to add Password Manager shortcuts to the home screen of your Android smartphone or tablet. Google's Password Manager Service will store all the passwords needed for apps, services, websites and more.

Citing 9to5google, Google Password Manager can also generate unique passwords for each account. In fact, you can check if any of your passwords have been compromised.

It's actually very accessible on the web, you just have to scroll until you find "Autofill". However, getting a Password Manager on Android is very difficult.

Prior to the recent Google Play Services update, if you wanted to manage your passwords you would be taken to the web, or you might have to open the Privacy settings in your phone's settings. But now it won't happen again.

Based on VOI monitoring, before trying this feature, make sure your Android phone is running Android OS 11 with version 22.18 or later, it allows you to add Password Manager shortcut on your phone home screen.

If your device supports it, now all you have to do is go to Settings > Privacy > Google Autofill Services > Select a Google account on your device > Passwords > Tap the Settings icon next to Password Manager > Select Add shortcut to home screen.