- Jan 8, 2011
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The folks at LastPass are pushing a big update to Android devices today, with long-term plans to make sure your smartphone or tablet can be standalone LastPass systems with all of the same features as the PC version of the service.
We sat down recently with LastPass CEO Joe Siegrist to talk about the differences between the Android version of LastPass and the Desktop client, and what is being done to decrease the feature gap between the two.
For starters, Android users now have the ability to share credentials from one LastPass user to another securely. This means that when your significant other needs the password to the Netflix account, you aren't passing a username and password over insecure systems like instant messengers or SMS. LastPass users will be able to share folders with one another on Android now as well, so any information you would like to send securely can travel safely. The LastPass update will also make it easier to add many different apps to LastPass, which means apps that require regular sign-in can be handled by LastPass without needed to check that "keep me signed in" box.
Update coming to Google Play soon,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid
We sat down recently with LastPass CEO Joe Siegrist to talk about the differences between the Android version of LastPass and the Desktop client, and what is being done to decrease the feature gap between the two.
For starters, Android users now have the ability to share credentials from one LastPass user to another securely. This means that when your significant other needs the password to the Netflix account, you aren't passing a username and password over insecure systems like instant messengers or SMS. LastPass users will be able to share folders with one another on Android now as well, so any information you would like to send securely can travel safely. The LastPass update will also make it easier to add many different apps to LastPass, which means apps that require regular sign-in can be handled by LastPass without needed to check that "keep me signed in" box.
Update coming to Google Play soon,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid