Android Advisor — Issue 45 2017

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85

If you choose a third-party app like LastPass, the

authentication step is different. These apps are a bit

more secure based on the early implementation. For

example, LastPass has you confirm your identity with a

fingerprint (if enabled in the app) or LastPass password

before it will autofill in other apps. Like the stock

Google offering, these apps have drop-down menus

where you can choose from all matching accounts

before filling the username and password.

There’s a bit of setup needed, but you’ll never have

to worry about awkwardly copying and pasting your

long, complex passwords on Android again. If you

don’t have long, complex passwords, you can start

using them with the knowledge you won’t have to

type them in by hand.

This is how you’d use Google and LastPass to log into the Arlo app

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