If you need to access login information, credit card numbers, or other personal data on your Android, you need a password manager. With a password manager, you can create and save strong, unique credentials (rather than reusing the same ones repeatedly) and protect them in an encrypted vault behind a master password and two-factor authentication.
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What is the best Android password manager right now?
At ZDNET we’ve put plenty of password managers through their paces, to identify the best places where you can securely store your data while having easy access to your logins on your Android device. Our pick for the best free password manager for Android is Bitwarden, an open-source platform with excellent encryption, and we can also highly recommend 1Password, which has an exceptional user experience.
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Bitwarden is consistently one of our top password manager recommendations across platforms, and Android is no different. With Bitwarden, you can sync unlimited credentials across as many devices as you want for free, so it’s easy to access your logins, credit cards, identities, and notes wherever you need them. Saving and autofilling works well in mobile apps and browsers via biometric unlock (fingerprint or face), and Bitwarden features like a username and password generator and secure text sharing via Bitwarden Send are built into the Android app.
Review: Bitwarden
Bitwarden also has a paid plan that comes with extras like secure file sharing, emergency access, and more in-depth security reports, as well as an integrated time-based one-time password (TOTP) authenticator. At $10 per year (or $40 for a family of up to six), Bitwarden Premium is an excellent value. Note, however, that some of these features are web-only and can’t be accessed on mobile.
Finally, Bitwarden is open source and highly secure, with end-to-end AES-256 encryption, so you can trust that your data is protected behind your master password and any enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA) method.
“It’s easy enough that anyone can use it and secure enough that everyone should be using it,” according to ZDNET writer Jack Wallen.
Bitwarden features: Autofill and autosave | Secure note storage | Username and password generator | Encrypted sharing via Bitwarden send | Biometric unlock | Passkey support
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1Password is another password manager we often recommend for people in the Apple ecosystem, and it also provides an excellent experience on Android. The 1Password app is clean and easy to navigate for creating and storing credentials, and it works smoothly to autofill logins across mobile apps and browsers with biometric unlock (fingerprint, face, or iris). 1Password has a template library with more than 20 credential types for saving everything from logins and credit cards to medical records and passports, as well as options to tag and organize your items.
Review: 1Password
Watchtower, which alerts you to security issues with anything saved in your vault, is built into the Android app, so you can update or edit weak or compromised credentials on the go. You can also securely share records on mobile with anyone, even if they don’t use 1Password, with granular sharing settings. While the mobile app has most features, there are some (like Travel Mode) that can only be accessed via the 1Password web app.
1Password uses strong AES-256 encryption, and though it isn’t open source, it does submit to independent security audits. You’ll set up both a master password and a Security Key for your vault, as well as optional MFA. An annual subscription to 1Password costs $36 for individuals or $60 for a family of five. 1Password doesn’t have a fully free tier, but you can try it for 14 days before committing.
1Password features: Autofill and autosave | Secure storage and sharing | Biometric unlock | Passkey support | Watchtower security reporting | 24/7 customer support
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Keeper is a solid choice for people new to password management, thanks to its intuitive interface and guided onboarding, which make it easy to learn how to optimize the tool, as well as detailed user guides and 24/7 customer support. On Android, Keeper’s autosave and autofill features work smoothly with support for biometrics, and Keeper has around 20 record types, ranging from ID cards to software licenses, with optional custom fields. The mobile app also has support for record sharing and some of Keeper’s more unique features, including account recovery, self-destruct, and offline access (conditional with two-factor authentication, or 2FA, settings).
Review: Keeper
Like our other password manager picks, Keeper has end-to-end 256-bit AES encryption and requires a master password with optional MFA, including authenticator apps and physical security keys. If you enable the self-destruct feature, Keeper will wipe data stored locally after five failed logins (if your Android device is lost or stolen).
Keeper costs $35 per year for an individual account and $75 per year for a family with up to five users. Unlike with similar password managers, a Keeper subscription doesn’t include dark web monitoring or secure storage, which are add-ons starting at $20 per year and $10 per year, respectively. Keeper does technically have a free plan, but you get just 10 logins on a single device. Instead, you can try Keeper for 30 days before paying for a subscription.
“I especially appreciate Keeper for its enterprise-level security and best practices,” says ZDNET Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner. “It also integrates seamlessly with biometrics. And it’s one of the easiest password managers for nontechies to get started with.”
Keeper features: Autofill and autosave | Secure record sharing | Biometric unlock | Passkey and MFA support | Password health reports | Self-destruct feature
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Proton Pass is a relative newcomer to password management, but as a product of the company behind Proton VPN and Proton Mail, it’s a solid choice for privacy-focused Android users. In addition to saving and filling credentials on your device with support for biometrics, a free Proton Pass account comes with password health alerts and up to 10 hide-my-email aliases. (Note that free users can store logins and notes but not payment methods.)
Review: Proton Pass
Upgrade to a paid plan and you get unlimited email aliases, dark web monitoring, built-in 2FA, and more advanced AI-powered account protection. An individual Proton Pass subscription costs $36 per year, while a family plan runs $60 for up to six users. You can also get Proton Pass with Pass Unlimited, which gives you access to all of Proton’s services.
Proton Pass is open source and end-to-end encrypted. You’ll first set up a global Proton account, where you can access any of Proton’s other services. You can then add a master password for your Pass vault, as well as 2FA.
Proton Pass currently lacks some of the features built into other, more established password managers, such as credit card autofill, custom records, and file attachments. However, the company frequently rolls out updates and publishes its road map for upcoming releases.
Proton Pass features: Autofill and autosave | Secure sharing | Biometric unlock | Password health reports | Integrated two-factor authentication | Hide-my-email aliases | Dark web monitoring
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Bitwarden is our top pick for password management on Android for users looking for a highly secure tool at no cost. 1Password is the best choice for the feature set and overall user experience.
Best Android password manager | Autofill across apps and browsers | Biometric unlock | Free tier? | Open source? | Key features |
Bitwarden | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Bitwarden Send, integrated authenticator |
1Password | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | Watchtower vault security reports, credential sharing |
Keeper | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | Offline mode, customer support |
Proton Pass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Hide-my-email aliases, dark web monitoring |
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Choose this password manager for Android… | If you want… |
Bitwarden | A highly secure password manager at no cost (with affordable premium and family plans). |
1Password | A premium password manager with an exceptional user experience. |
Keeper | A secure password manager that’s easy to learn, with solid support for new users. |
Proton Pass | An open-source, privacy-focused password manager with features like dark web monitoring and email aliases. |
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When comparing prospective password managers for Android, you’ll want to look at the following:
- Security: All our password manager recommendations have strong, end-to-end encryption and several layers of security for accessing your vault. You may also consider a platform that’s open source, which allows anyone to review the code and identify vulnerabilities for patching.
- Features: Your password manager should do the basics on Android, such as autosave and autofill, biometric unlock, and encrypted credential sharing. But you may want to consider more unique features, like custom records and fields, dark web monitoring capabilities, and offline access.
- Cost: You don’t have to pay for good password management (both Bitwarden and Proton Pass have excellent free tiers), but premium plans may come with additional features, like dark web monitoring or expanded sharing capabilities.
- User experience: Usability is solid across our picks, though some apps may be more intuitive to navigate based on your preferences. Note that some password manager features are restricted to web or desktop and aren’t accessible on mobile.
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To narrow our picks for the best Android password manager, we identified well-established services known for secure password storage, and we compared them based on the factors listed above, including cost and features. ZDNET staff provided feedback on the Android mobile experience based on daily, real-world use.
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Android has built-in password management through Google Password Manager, which saves your logins to your Google account. Though you can access and autofill credentials on your device, Google Password Manager doesn’t have additional features offered by third-party, standalone services like Bitwarden and 1Password.
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The best way to safely store passwords on Android is through a secure password manager like those reviewed here. The best password managers have strong encryption and require a master password or biometrics to unlock (as well as optional multi-factor authentication), so your credentials can’t be accessed by anyone but you.
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