Passkeys are here to make your Google account password obsolete

For most people, a username and password have been the hallmarks of establishing your identity on any online platform. While usernames are public and often easy to remember, passwords are private and often suggested to be a combination of letters across cases, numbers, and special characters. People end up reusing passwords, weakening their security. Passkeys are a novel solution to the headache of infinite unique passwords, and Google is taking a significant step toward its wider adoption.

Google has announced that passkeys are now the default option across personal Google Accounts. The next time you sign into your account, Google will display prompts to create and use passkey. Your Google Account settings will also have a “skip password when possible” option toggled on, though you can opt out of passkeys by turning off this setting.