Chrome for Android is getting native support for 3rd-party password managers

Chrome for Android

People, who use third-party password managers, will soon be able to use it with Chrome for Android. Google Chrome for Android is getting native support for third-party password managers. So, it will autofill passwords from the third-party password manager you prefer. The feature is coming with Chrome 131 and you will have to enable it manually.

Previously, the autofull in Chrome used a ‘compatibility mode’ and it doesn’t offer a smooth experience. People suffer janky page scrolling and duplicate suggestions. Now Google has fixed the issues to provide a smoother experience with native support for 3rd-party password managers.

Also see: Best password managers for Android

To enable third-party password support in Chrome 131, follow these steps.

First, you need to set up a third-party autofill service as preferred in Android 14. For this, open Android’s System Settings and select Passwords, passkeys & accounts. Tap on the Change button under Preferred service and select a preferred service. Confirm changing the preferred autofill service.

Now enable third-party autofill service on Chrome using Chrome Flag.

Open chrome://flags#enable-autofill-virtual-view-structure

Set the flag to “Enabled” and restart

Open Chrome for Android. Go to Settings > Autofill services. Select Autofill using another service.

Chrome for Android is getting native support for 3rd-party password managers

Now, Restart Chrome.

If the password manager has proper integration with autofill services, you don’t need to do anything else. Chrome will stop compatibility mode support in early 2025. So, users need to select Autofill using another service in Chrome to ensure the experience with third-party password managers remains unaffected.

Chrome 131 is currently in beta and the stable version is expected to be released by 2nd week of November. Google has also confirmed that the feature will be enabled by default.

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