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How to Enable Google Password Manager for Passkeys on Your Android Device

Learn how to activate Google Password Manager on your Android device to securely store and use passkeys.

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Written by Okoronkwo Kanno

Learn how to activate Google Password Manager on your Android device to securely store and use passkeys with Kuda Business.

Before you can create or use passkeys on your Android device, you need a password manager enabled and set as your autofill service. Passkeys are offered through the same credential flow Android uses for saved passwords—if the manager that holds your passkey is not the one offering credentials at login, Kuda Business may not see your passkey.

We recommend Google Password Manager for Kuda Business on Android. Kuda does not force a specific provider, but Google is the most reliable option for storing and syncing passkeys across devices.

This guide applies to all Android devices, including Samsung, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Infinix, Vivo, Tecno, OnePlus, and other manufacturers running Android 9 or later.

Why we recommend Google Password Manager

Google Password Manager is our recommended option for passkeys on Android because it:

  • Securely stores your passkeys

  • Syncs passkeys across Android and Chrome devices on the same Google Account

  • Surfaces passkeys during sign-in through Android's autofill framework

For Kuda Business: we recommend selecting Google as your autofill provider. Other password managers can work if they store and offer your passkey, but Samsung Pass or another default manager often does not surface a passkey saved in Google.

Steps to enable Google Password Manager

1. Enable Google Password Manager

  1. Open Settings

  2. Tap Google (Samsung: Google & Accounts > Google)

  3. Select Manage your Google Account

  4. Open the Security tab

  5. Scroll to Password Manager and ensure it is enabled

  • Or: Google > All services > Password Manager

2. Enable autofill for passkeys

Pick the path that matches your phone:

Path

Steps

Standard Android

Settings > System > Languages & input > Autofill service — select Google (recommended)

Samsung

Settings > General management > Passwords, passkeys and autofill — select Google if using Google Password Manager

Shortcut

Settings > Google > Autofill > Autofill with Google — turn ON

Alternate menu

Settings > Passwords, passkeys & accounts — confirm Google handles passwords and passkeys

Transsion (Tecno, Infinix, etc.): if menus differ on HiOS or XOS, open Settings and search for autofill, passwords, or password manager.

3. Chrome (for Kuda Business web)

  1. Open Chrome > Settings > Autofill services

  2. Confirm Google is active for web sign-in

4. Samsung Internet (optional, web only)

If you use Samsung Internet: Menu > Settings > Personal browsing data > Autofill forms. This is separate from device-wide passkey storage—configure both if you sign in on the web.

Verifying it works

  1. Settings > Google > Security > Password Manager — passkeys can be stored here

  2. Sign in to Kuda Business mobile or web with your passkey

  3. In Chrome: Settings > Password Manager — confirm sync

Locating your passkeys

  1. Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account > Security > Password Manager

  2. Or search Passkeys in the Settings search bar

Troubleshooting

  • Signed into your Google Account

  • Internet available (sync needs connectivity)

  • Android OS and Kuda Business app updated

  • Restart if toggles will not stay on

  • Samsung: we recommend Google as autofill provider when using Google Password Manager; if you use Samsung Pass, ensure your Kuda passkey is stored there

  • Settings > Google > Backup — sync enabled

  • Toggle Autofill with Google off and on if passkeys do not appear

Recovering passkeys on a new device

  1. Sign in with the same Google Account used to create the passkey

  2. Enable Autofill with Google on the new device

  3. Allow time for sync, or use QR cross-device sign-in from your old phone

  4. If the old device is unavailable, contact Kuda Business support for passkey reset after verification

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