Sign in with a passkey

Use your fingerprint, face or device PIN instead of typing a password.

In short

A passkey lets you sign in with your fingerprint, face or device PIN instead of typing a password. It also counts as two-step sign-in, so it never asks for a code.

Before you start

• Who: anyone signed in.
• Plan: none. You can hold up to 10 passkeys.
• First: a browser and device that can make passkeys, and your password.

Add a passkey

1. Open Settings › "Sign-in & security" and find "Passkeys".
2. Press "Add a passkey".
3. Type a "Name" you will recognize, such as My laptop, and your password. Press "Continue".
4. Follow your device's prompt. "Passkey added." confirms it.
5. Next time, open "Other ways to sign in" in the sign-in dialog and press "Sign in with a passkey".

Remove a passkey

1. Press "Remove" beside the passkey.
2. Confirm with your password and press "Remove". "Passkey removed." confirms it.

Good to know

• You can hold up to 10 passkeys.
• After you remove one, your password and your other passkeys keep working.
• Adding or removing a passkey emails you at a confirmed address, so you notice if it was not you.

If something goes wrong

• "This browser cannot make passkeys. Open Settings on a device that can.": use a browser or device that supports passkeys.
• "That passkey could not be added. Start again, and finish the prompt on your device within a few minutes.": start again and answer the device prompt sooner.
• "The passkey prompt was closed or timed out.": press the button again when you are ready.
• "This account already has the most passkeys it can hold. Remove one to add another."
• "That passkey was not accepted. Try again, or sign in with your email and password."

Related

• /help/settings/two-step-sign-in
• /help/settings/signed-in-devices
• /help/settings/account-and-sign-in