Google quietly improves password management across devices with its new Smart Lock Passwords feature

In the midst of all the buzz and interest Google has created in unveiling the additional features of its forthcoming Android M, the company has secretly slipped a new password setting in the new version which improves the password management across Google products.

Just recently, Google has revealed the forthcoming version of Android called the Android M at its I/O conference last Thursday. Some of the features which enhances the overall stability and usability of its system was introduced by the company thoroughly except for a new smart lock password which was hidden in the new version's settings.

Android M's hidden treasure which is dubbed as the Smart Lock Passwords reportedly allow the users to use their Chrome and Android apps credentials on other devices in the future. According to the Android Police, the new feature works as long as the user is not using a different passphrase to encrypt their passwords on Chrome.

Google has built an exclusive website - passwords.google.com - wherein Android users can sign in with their Google accounts. This new interface enables its users to manage, view, and delete passwords easily without the need to access it on their Android phones. From here, they have the option of disabling the auto sign-in setting or Smart Lock altogether.

"Your passwords from Chrome and Android are saved with Google Smart Lock and accessible to you across devices," the company says on the website.

Interestingly, this new feature also works in Android's older versions like Lollipop as it was already tested on the HTC One M7 Google Play Edition that runs Android 5.1.

This is not the only additional feature which Google has included in its forthcoming version of Android as it also added a fingerprint support. With this Android M's new additional interface, it will surely strengthen the stability and usability of its system especially when it comes to the security measures of its users' login information.

Meanwhile, the Android M preview is already available since its introduction at Google's I/O 2015 conference while its final version is set to be rolled out on the third quarter of 2015.