Copy password option is coming to Chrome

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Updated onFebruary 21, 2020

updated onFebruary 21, 2020

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Saving passwords in your browser can be a time saver as it gives you quick access to websites or online portals you sign into every day. But there is always a catch!

When you need to copy a password via the password manager in most browsers, you have to make it visible first, exposing it to prying eyes. Now Google Chrome is set to enforce some level of privacy to your secret combinations when you are transferring them to another service or application on Windows 10.

Chrome to have a copy password feature

Anoteby a Google Chrome dev team member indicates that a future version of the browser will let you copy your saved passwords to the clipboard without first revealing them to bystanders.

This change adds a “Copy password” menu item to the Password Settings in Chrome and adds a relevant string. So far clicking the button is a no-op, actually copying the password will be implemented in a future CL.

How the stealth, straightforward copy function might work

You can copy your saved credentials in Chrome via the browser’s built-in password manager. Simply typechrome://settings/passwordsinto the address bar to quickly get there.

Currently, copying your secret combination begins with clicking theeyeicon orShow passwordbutton. Next, you have to highlight the visible characters in the password box to the right of your email address (or username).

You then right-click and choosecopy. The entire process is a bit lengthy.

When the password privacy feature comes into effect in Chrome, you will no longer have to click theeyeicon to copy passwords. Instead, you will be utilizing a stealth and more straightforward process.

Google has not revealed how exactly you may access or use the feature once it is available in Chrome. One way they could implement it is by includingcopy passwordalongside thedetailsandremoveoptions, which come up when you click the three small dots next to theeyeicon.

The browser currently lets youexport saved passwordsin bulk for use with other applications.

Recently, Google announced that it is working to make Chrome more energy efficient on your Windows 10 PC. Its move to protect your saved passwords from prying eyes is certainly another step in the right direction.

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Copy password option is coming to Chrome

Chrome to have a copy password feature

How the stealth, straightforward copy function might work