At this year's Google I/O conference, artificial intelligence took center stage, but Google also revealed a number of exciting updates for Android 15. They promise to significantly improve the user experience, providing them with more advanced and convenient features.
Android 15 will introduce a one-touch sign-in process, unifying the account selection screen and the biometric request screen into a single step. This means users will be able to use their face, fingerprint or any other screen unlock method to quickly and easily log into their accounts. Google has announced that this functionality will be automatically supported in new versions of Credential Manager on Android 15 and later.
Another novelty brought by Android 15 is the improvement of the autocomplete function, which will display the results of the Credentials Manager directly in Gboard. This will include passwords, access keys and the “Sign in with Google” option, thus simplifying the authentication process for users.
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For those purchasing a new device, Android 15 introduces the “Restore” passkey feature. This will allow apps to save a recovery key in Credential Manager, which will be stored locally on the device and, if cloud backups are enabled, can be automatically transferred to the new device. Thus, users will no longer have to manually log in to each application.
Google has announced that Wear OS 5 will also benefit from important updates, introducing support for passkeys, passwords and "Sign in with Google" directly from the wrist. This functionality will be available through a quarterly platform release and will also work with third-party password managers such as Dashlane. With these improvements, Google aims to level the playing field for Android smartwatch users by offering functionality similar to that available on the Apple Watch.
The Google I/O conference made it clear that Android 15 will bring a number of updates aimed at improving the user experience, making the authentication process simpler and more secure. With the new features introduced, Android 15 positions itself as a major update that is eagerly awaited by users worldwide.