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/&gt;The Password Checkup feature will tell Android users when one of their passwords has been exposed in an online data breach.Android users can now take advantage of the&nbsp;Password Checkup&nbsp;feature that Google , the OS maker announced today. On Android, the Password Checkup feature is now part of the "" mechanism, which the OS uses to select text from a cache and fill in forms.The idea is that the Password Checkup feature will take passwords stored in the Android OS password manager and check them against a database containing billions of records from public data breaches and see if the password has been previously leaked online.If it has, a warning is shown to the user.Google says that users have nothing to fear when it comes to this password-checking mechanism, which does not share their credentials in cleartext over the network, and works as follows:The Password Checkup feature is rolling out today for all Android 9+ users. To enable Password Checkup, users should make sure Autofill with Google is activated on their devices by following the steps below:Open your phone's&nbsp;Settings&nbsp;appTap&nbsp;System&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Languages &amp; input&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;AdvancedTap Autofill serviceTap Google to make sure the setting is enabledA similar password-checkup feature is&nbsp;. Most web browsers also have similar password-breach-checking features for years, such as the ones found in Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

/&gt;The Password Checkup feature will tell Android users when one of their passwords has been exposed in an online data breach.Android users can now take advantage of the&nbsp;Password Checkup&nbsp;feature that Google , the OS maker announced today. On Android, the Password Checkup feature is now part of the "" mechanism, which the OS uses to select text from a cache and fill in forms.The idea is that the Password Checkup feature will take passwords stored in the Android OS password manager and check them against a database containing billions of records from public data breaches and see...

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Catalin Cimpanu is a security reporter at ZDNet, where he covers cyber-security, data breaches, hacking, and other related topics. He previously served as security reporter for Bleeping Computer and Softpedia.

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