Since iOS doesn’t have an actual Chrome browser - the iOS app for Chrome is based on Apple’s WebKit rendering engine - you will have to install Google’s Smart Lock app in its place.
On desktops and laptops, the Chrome browser is used as the middleman to communicate with the Android phone’s built-in security key over Bluetooth using FIDO’s Client to Authenticator Protocol (CTAP2). This passwordless authentication method was initially available only for ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows 10 devices. With the latest announcement, Google has expanded the technology to include devices running iOS as well.īut there is also a key difference between signing in iOS and other devices. The development comes almost more than a month after the internet giant made it easy for Google users to sign in to their accounts on their laptops or PCs using their Android smartphones as hardware security keys. You can enroll a security key on a computer, an Android device (9.0 or above), or an iOS device (13.3 or above), using a compatible browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (14 or above).Īfter you add your Titan key to your Google Account, you can use the key to sign in to the following compatible devices: ComputersĬompatible computers have a USB port and the latest version of a browser supporting W3C Web Authentication:Ĭompatible Android devices run Android 9.0 or above, or Android 5.0 or above and have the latest version of Google Play Services.Google has announced that it’s now possible to log into your Google accounts from your iPhones and iPads using your Android phone as a hardware authentication key. Google does not collect or maintain any user data filled out in this form.
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