Google rolls out password sharing feature for family members

According to Android Authority, Google Password Manager now allows password sharing with family members, albeit in a limited way. About this new feature, Google said in a support document: “With this innovation, you can securely share your passwords with your family group in Google Password Manager. A password you share will appear as a ready-made copy for use in your family members’ Google Password Managers.”

Google actually first announced this feature on Safer Internet Day in February 2024, but we can say that the feature was finally made available with the Google Play Services update v24.20 in May 2024.

According to reports, password sharing is limited only to family group members, so you need to create a family group and add members to use this feature. If you have a family group, a “share” button appears as an option in Google’s password manager.

The new password sharing feature applies to those stored in Google Password Manager, the company’s service on Chrome and Android that stores your passwords and passwords locally and is tied to your Google account. As of today, new password sharing feature on mobile devices working; So it is not currently active for desktop devices.

You cannot use this feature with people who are not in your Google-approved family group, and you can share your password with a maximum of 6 people in the family group. Therefore, if you want to share a password with someone else, you will have to share the password in person using the “Nearby Share” feature or use simpler or less secure methods.