Manage passwords in Chrome

When you sign in to Chrome, Google Password Manager saves your passwords for different sites.

You can save your passwords with Google Password Manager in many ways:

  • Save passwords to your Google Account: When you're signed in to Chrome, you can save your passwords to your Google Account and use them across your devices and in some apps.
  • Save passwords to your device: When you’re not signed in to Chrome, it stores passwords locally on your device. This is helpful if you don’t want to save passwords to your Google Account or share them across multiple devices.
  • Import passwords from your device to your Google Account: You can always import passwords saved on your device to your Google Account. Learn how to import passwords with Chrome.

You can manage passwords saved to your Google Account in Chrome or any other web browser at passwords.google.com.

Learn more about on-device encryption for passwords.

Manage new passwords

If you enter a new password on a site, Chrome will ask to save it. To accept, tap Save.
If you want to preview, review, or adjust a password:
Add a new password
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More.
  3. Tap Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  4. Below the search bar, tap Add password New tab.
  5. Enter the website, username, and password.
  6. At the top right, tap Save.
Use a suggested password
  1. On your Android device, sign in to Chrome.
  2. Go to a website and sign up for an account.
  3. Tap on the password text box and then Suggest strong password.
    • If this option doesn’t show, tap Password Save your password and then Suggest strong password.
  4. You'll get a preview of the password. To confirm, tap Use password.
  5. Finish your account sign-up.

Your generated password is automatically saved to your Google Account.

Start or stop saving passwords

By default, Chrome offers to save your password. You can turn this option off or on at any time.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More .
  3. Tap Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  4. At the bottom right, tap Settings .
  5. Turn Offer to save passwords on or off.

Manage saved passwords

Sign in with a saved password
If you saved your password on a previous visit to a website, Chrome can help you sign in. 
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. Go to a site you've visited before.
  3. Go to the site’s sign-in form.
  4. To choose the sign-in info that you want to use, select the username field.
  5. To sign in with your username and password on your device, you may need to use your fingerprint or passcode.

If Chrome doesn't offer your saved password: To get possible passwords, tap Password Save your password.

Add notes to your saved password

You can add notes to a saved password to help you remember info about an account or to save details required at sign in. Once you add a note, it has the same security protection as a password.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More.
  3. Tap Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  4. Under “Search passwords,” select a password.
  5. Tap Edit.
  6. In the text box, enter your note.
  7. At the top right, tap Save.
Show, edit, delete, or export passwords
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  3. Show, edit, delete, or export a password:
    • Show: Tap the password that you want to show and then Show password Preview.
    • Edit: Tap the password that you want to change and tap Edit. Edit your password, then tap Save.
    • Delete: Tap the password that you want to remove, then tap Delete.
    • Export: Tap Settings and then Export passwords.
Delete all Google Password Manager data
You can delete your Google Password Manager data, which include passwords and passkeys from Google Password Manager settings.
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More and then Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  3. At the bottom right, tap Settings and then Delete all data and then Delete.

Tip: To delete other browsing data, learn how to delete browsing data in Chrome.

Check for compromised passwords
You can check if your saved passwords were exposed in a data breach by checking all of them at once.

To check your saved passwords:

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings .
  3. Tap Google Password Manager and then Checkup.

Learn what you can do with your passwords

Share your password

Important:

To securely share a copy of your saved password with a family member:

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  3. Under “Search passwords,” select a password.
  4. At the bottom left, tap Share .
  5. Select the family member you want to share with.
  6. Tap Share and then Done.
    • The password is saved in the receiver's Google Account and available for autofill.

Tips:

  • Use unique passwords for all your online accounts.
    • If you use the same password for multiple accounts, anyone you share a password with may be able to access your other accounts.
  • If you don’t want to share this service, change your password.
Sign in to sites and apps automatically

You can automatically sign in to any sites and apps where you've saved your info with "Sign in automatically." When you turn on "Sign in automatically," you don't need to confirm your username, password, or third-party sign-in credentials.

If you want to confirm your saved info when you sign in, you can turn off "Sign in automatically."
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More .
  3. Tap Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  4. At the bottom right, tap Settings .
  5. Turn Auto sign-in on or off.
Autofill passwords

If you saved your passwords on previous visits to websites, Chrome can help you autofill that info.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. Go to a site you've visited before.
  3. Go to the site's sign-in form.
  4. To choose the sign-in info that you want to use, select the username field.

Tips:

  • If Chrome doesn't suggest a password, tap Passwords Save your password and then Select password.
  • On your Android device, you can choose between Google or another autofill provider to save and fill in forms automatically in Chrome. Learn how to choose your autofill provider.
Filter your saved passwords and passkeys

If you have passwords and passkeys, or network devices, you can use filters to find accounts more easily.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More and then Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  3. To apply filters, at the bottom left, tap Account Save your password.
  4. At the top, on the filter bar, select a category you’d like to filter:
    • All
    • Passwords
    • Passkeys
    • Network devices
Add Google Password Manager to your home screen

For easy access, you can add the Google Password Manager shortcut to your home screen.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. Tap Settings and then Google Password Manager.
  3. At the bottom right, tap Settings .
  4. Tap Add shortcut to your home screen.
  5. To place the shortcut in your home screen, touch and hold the shortcut.

Tip: You can manage your passwords with the Google Password Manager app. Learn how to download Google Password Manager app.

Uninstall the Google Password Manager app

Important: The Google Password Manager app provides a shortcut to Google Password Manager on your Android device. All of your data, including passwords, passkeys, and notes, is stored in your Google Account and won’t be removed when you uninstall this app. Learn how to delete all Google Password Manager data.

On your device, you can uninstall the Google Password Manager app directly from the Home Screen, App Drawer, or Settings menu.

From the Home Screen or App Drawer

  1. On your Android device, locate the Passwords app .
    • You can find it on your Home Screen or in your App Drawer.
  2. Touch and hold Passwords .
  3. To uninstall, you can either:
    • Drag Passwords to Uninstall .
      • For other Android devices, the “Uninstall” icon may vary.
    • On the menu, tap Uninstall.
  4. When prompted, confirm your selection.

From the Settings menu

  1. On your Android device, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. To find a list of installed apps, tap See all apps.
  4. Tap Passwords and then Uninstall.
    • You’ll find a confirmation dialog box.
  5. To confirm, tap OK.
Manage password change alerts

You may get an alert from Chrome if you use a password and username combination that has been compromised in a data leak on a third party website or app. Compromised password and username combinations are unsafe because they’ve been published online.

We recommend that you change any compromised passwords as soon as you can. You can check your saved passwords and find sites that use the compromised password.

Chrome makes sure that your passwords and usernames are protected so they can’t be read by Google.

To change your compromised password when you get an alert:

  1. Tap Password Checkup.
  2. Follow the prompts to change your password on each site.

If you use Safe Browsing and select “Enhanced protection,” these checks will happen automatically. If you want to turn these checks off, you can switch to “Standard protection.” To start or stop getting these notifications:

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings and then Privacy and security.
  3. Tap Safe browsing and then Standard protection.
  4. Turn Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach on or off.

Important: This feature is only available if you have turned “Safe Browsing” on. Learn how to choose your Safe Browsing protection level in Chrome.

Fix issues with passwords
If Chrome doesn’t save or offer to save passwords, learn how to fix issues with saved payment info and passwords.

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