Google Ditches Passwords in Latest Android Devices

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Google has announced FIDO2 certification for devices running on Android 7 and above – meaning that users can use biometrics, fingerprint login or PINs instead of passwords.

Half of all Android users can now log into apps and websites on their devices – without having to remember a cumbersome password.

On Monday, Google and the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance announced that devices running Android 7 or later are certified by the FIDO2 standard, meaning that users can forego using passwords and instead use their fingerprint or a PIN to log into browsers or apps on their devices.

“Web and app developers can now add FIDO strong authentication to their Android apps and websites through a simple API call, to bring passwordless, phishing-resistant security to a rapidly expanding base of end users who already have leading Android devices and/or will upgrade to new devices in the future,” said the FIDO Alliance in a release from the Mobile World Congress conference this week in Barcelona, Spain.
 

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