Microsoft – Microsoft Authenticator can now retailer and autofill cellular system passwords

Microsoft’s Authenticator on cellular will quickly be up to date with password administration and autofill capabilities, the corporate introduced (as seen by Thurott). The passwords will probably be synced utilizing your Microsoft account utilizing Outlook, Hotmail and different Redmond merchandise. That may let you choose Microsoft as an autofill supplier, then sync passwords on apps or web sites utilizing Microsoft’s Edge browser or Google Chrome, through a brand new Chrome extension.

Till now, Authenticator has largely been helpful as a two-factor authentication app. With autofill and password administration, nonetheless, it’s a legit alternative for Google’s autofill and password supervisor. That ought to be notably helpful for firms or people who work on Microsoft’s Workplace ecosystem quite than on Google G-Suite (now Google Workspace).