Android Advisor 2017

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 83

Use Android

8.0 Oreo’s autofill API

Long passwords made a lot easier. RYAN WHITWAM shows how

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ndroid 8.0 Oreo’s autofill API is here to save

you from one of technology’s biggest hassles:

passwords. Google’s API allows apps to act

as autofill providers at the system level. So, instead

of opening a password manager and copying your

passwords, the app can simply authenticate you

and fill in the information automatically. This feature

requires some setup, but it’s well worth your time.

Autofill was somewhat possible in older versions of

Android using the Accessibility service, which allows

HOW TO

HOW TO