Google appears to be preparing a major upgrade for Google Password Manager on Android, with new evidence suggesting that support for passkey importing and exporting is currently in development. The feature could make switching devices and password managers significantly easier for users adopting passkeys as an alternative to traditional passwords.

Passkeys have increasingly gained attention as a more secure and convenient authentication method. Instead of relying on typed passwords, the system uses cryptographic key pairs—a private key stored securely on a user’s device and a public key shared with apps or websites. Authentication then happens locally through biometrics such as fingerprints or facial recognition, eliminating the need to remember passwords while improving security.

One of the biggest concerns surrounding passkeys, however, has been portability. If a device is lost, broken, or replaced, users need a secure way to transfer their credentials without manually recreating passkeys for every service. To solve this problem, the industry has been developing the FIDO Alliance Credential Exchange Protocol, also known as CXP.

CXP is designed to securely move passkeys between devices and password managers. Several major platforms already support it, including iOS 26, macOS 26, Bitwarden, and 1Password. Despite being one of the companies backing the standard, Google has not yet officially rolled out CXP support for Android or Google Password Manager.

That may soon change. A hidden interface discovered by Android Authority reportedly shows both import and export options for passkeys within Google Password Manager. This suggests that much of the underlying infrastructure is already in place.

On Android devices, passkey migration relies heavily on Google Play Services and Google Password Manager to securely handle credential transfers between providers. Once the feature officially launches, it could also enable smoother interoperability with third-party password managers that support passkeys, including solutions like Samsung Pass.

As passkey adoption continues to grow across the tech industry, features like credential portability could play a major role in pushing more users away from traditional password-based logins and toward passwordless authentication systems.