Hardware is nothing without secure software, and evenAndroid phones, with their robust components, are no exception. But security should be convenient if it’s going to be widely adopted, and that’s what passkeys are about. They remove the hassle of typing passwords when you log in to your online accounts.
Dashlane is one of the services that allows users to create, use, and manage passkeys across various platforms, and we show you how it works.
How to set up passkeys in the Dashlane web app
Dashlanelets you create and manage passkeys on your web browser.
Create a passkey in the Dashlane web app
To use Dashlane’s passkeys on your computer,download the Chrome extensionand create an account. The website where you intend to use the passkey must also support passkeys. After you have that, follow these steps:
Some services, like Google, require you to go to your account settings to activate the passkey feature. Others automatically ask you to set up a passkey while logging in.
Sign in with a passkey saved in the Dashlane web app
After setting up a passkey on a supported service, you can make subsequent logins using Dashlane. Here’s how it works:
Some services require you to specify that you want to log in with a passkey. So, when prompted to enter your password, choose the option to Sign in with passkey instead.
Manage passkeys in the Dashlane web app
You can view, edit, and delete Dashlane passkeys in the web app. Here’s how:
How to set up passkeys in the Dashlane mobile app
you may download Dashlane from the Google Play Store or Apple AppStore and start using passkeys, provided your device runsAndroid 14or iOS 17 and later.
For this demonstration, we use the Android app, but the steps are the same on the iOS version.
Create a passkey in the Dashlane mobile app
Before now, you could only create and use passkeys on Android using Google Password Manager. However, Android 14 allows you to manage passkeys using third-party apps like Dashlane. To get started, you must first set Dashlane as an identity provider in your device’s Password and Identity settings. After that, follow these steps:
you may only use passkeys for apps on your Android device but not websites.
Sign in with a passkey saved in the Dashlane mobile app
After setting up a passkey for an app, follow these steps to log in with it:
Manage passkeys in the Dashlane mobile app
Like the web app, you can view, edit, and delete passkeys in the Dashlane Android app. However, the mobile app doesn’t have a dedicated passkey section. Instead, passkeys appear alongside other logins in your vault but take a passkey icon. Here’s how to manage your passkeys on Android:
You need Android 14 and iOS 17 to set up and use Dashlane passkeys on Android and iOS, respectively.
Start using Dashlane passkeys right away
Thanks to the easy process, you may quickly set up and use Dashlane passkeys on your computer via the web app. However, unless you own aGoogle Pixel 8orPixel 8 Pro, you may not be able to use the service on your Android phone for a few months. Aside from passkeys, Dashlane is also one of thebest password managerson the market.
