Google has introduced a new login feature, calling it the beginning of the end for passwords.
Users will now log in using fingerprints, face ID, or a local PIN.
The feature uses a combination of biometric authentication and a cryptographic key stored on the user's device to verify the user's identity.
- The feature is currently available only on specific devices, such as Pixel phones and other Android devices running Android 7.0 or later, as well as iOS devices.
- Google claims that the passkey feature is far more secure than using passwords and that it expects users to widely adopt this practice in the near term future.
- The passkey feature is currently optional, and users can continue using a password to log in to their Google accounts.
- Companies such as Docusign, Kayak, PayPal, Shopify, and Yahoo! Japan have already deployed to streamline sign-in for their users.
