Google Password Manager is used to store username and password of different websites securely.It is available with Google Chrome browser and android device.It is a product of Google.There are also paid password managers available in the market.
Tips to use Google Password Manager effectively—
- You create an account on any website and Google Password Manager stores username and password by clicking on save button.If you change the username and password of that website again and forget to update that password it does not store that password.The old password is still saved in the manager.
- Google Password Manager saving the same website username and password in two different ways.If you are using Google Password Manager then verify the username and passwords are correct or incorrect.You will notice an issue when you remove Google account from device and login into device again.Its better to verify password occasionally.
- Use the same Google account on different device.Google Password Manager have sync features.The password stored on computer’s chrome browser can also be used in mobile’s chrome browser.To use those features you have to Turn on sync setting on both computer and other devices.
- You can manually add or remove username and password of the website into the manager.
- Data leaks happening with many different websites. Password Manager has password checkup features.Password checkup warning about compromised password.It's better to use that checkup feature regularly.The password checkup will give a number of compromised passwords,reused passwords,weak passwords.
- If you have multiple Google accounts and you stored username and password into different Google account.You can collect all username and password from all Google accounts into a single Google account using password manager import and export settings.
- Gboard is a keyboard that is available on Android devices. Gboard also has an autofill option included in the keyboard.If you have the same Google account on both computer and mobile Password manager can sync all passwords from computer to mobile.You can use all passwords saved from computer.
- Delete the old password from the password manager because it will cause issues and problems with password management. You believe that old passwords are updated and they are only updated but it's wrong.Manager has two copies of username and password.Verify all username and password by manually copying them and login into the website once.
- Never try to copy username and password into different Google accounts.
Google password manager is a free way to store the username and password of a website but it has many issues with it.It is better to use carefully.If passwords are stored in manager and forget to verify it will cause serious issues with password management.
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