Samsung Pass: How to set up your phone's built-in password manager

Samsung Pass: How to set up your phone’s built-in password manager

Protecting your passwords means choosing asecure password manager, but Samsung makes the process simple for its users. Samsung Pass, the company’s password manager, comes preinstalled on many of its devices. And while Samsung Pass is most useful for those who fully embrace Samsung’s software ecosystem, it’s also a great way to store your logins and passwords on your phone.

Whether you’re a proud newSamsung Galaxy S24owner, or you’ve simply decided it’s time to use a password manager, this guide will help you set up Samsung Pass and offer helpful tips to make the most of the service.

Samsung Pass: a quick overview

Samsung Pass is a password manager. It saves login information from websites and apps so that you can log in to these services later without entering your details. The service stores your credentials on your Samsung phone’s Trust Zone, an isolated on-device environment that encrypts data to keep it safe.

TrustZone uses hardware and software components to isolate a zone of your Samsung device’s CPU. If the CPU is compromised, data in the Trust Zone stays secure.

On top of usernames and passwords, Samsung Pass can store addresses, bank cards, and notes. You can insert these details into platforms that supportAndroid’s autofill framework. The advantage Samsung Pass has over other password managers is that it integrates with the Samsung keyboard, so you can access it at all times, even on sites and apps that don’t use autofill.

Who can use Samsung Pass?

You can access and use Samsung Pass on any Galaxy phone or tablet that runs Android 8 or higher and has a Samsung account, a compatible biometric authentication system (a fingerprint or iris scanner), and an internet connection. Any software that supports Android’s autofill framework works with Samsung Pass. Most apps from larger developers, like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, as well as forums and online banking programs work with the password manager.

Samsung Pass has several limitations. you could’t use it on non-Galaxy devices as it is protected bySamsung Knox, a service baked into the device’s hardware. Samsung Pass saves website logins on the Samsung Internet app, unlike other password managers that work with multiple browsers at once.

How to configure and use the Samsung Pass password manager

If you’ve been using the Samsung Internet browser for a while, you may have set up Samsung Pass without thinking about it. If not, your device must have at least one biometric option activating before turning on Samsung Pass.

To turn on Samsung Pass, install the app on your device and sign in to your Samsung account. Samsung Pass comes preinstalled on most Samsung phones. If it isn’t, download it from theGalaxy Store.

After installing the app on your phone, follow these steps:

Now that Samsung Pass is activated on your device, it’s time to activate the autofill functionality. Usually, the app prompts you to activate autofill when you first open it. If not, activate the feature by going to your Settings app:

When you log in to an app that uses Android’s autofill framework, Samsung Pass prompts you to save the login credentials for next time. If there isn’t a prompt and you want to add login credentials for a site, add the credentials manually.

How to add login credentials to Samsung Pass

Adding login credentials manually to Samsung Pass is straightforward and allows you to add passwords, debit or credit cards, addresses, and notes to the app.

We show the steps for adding sign-in info to Samsung Pass. You can follow the same steps to add a card, address, or notes.

To add information to Samsung Pass, open theSamsung Passapp and follow these steps:

Add Samsung Pass to your Samsung Keyboard

Gboard may be the go-to keyboard for many Android users, but alternatives, like Samsung Keyboard,have improved significantlyover the years and surpassed Gboard in some ways. One advantage Samsung Keyboard has over Gboard is Samsung Pass integration. This means apps don’t need to be compatible with Android’s autofill framework to benefit from the Samsung Pass password manager.

To activate the Samsung Pass button on the Samsung Keyboard, set Samsung Keyboard asyour default keyboardand follow these steps:

Samsung Pass is now activated on your keyboard. Open the keyboard from any text field to see the button. Here’s how to use Samsung Pass from your keyboard:

If the Pass icon is not there, tap thethree dotson the right side of the toolbar and drag thePass iconfrom beneath the toolbar into the main toolbar area.

A great password manager if you’re deeply rooted in Samsung’s ecosystem

Samsung Pass is a convenient password manager despite its limitations. Information stored in Samsung Pass syncs to other Samsung devices as long as you’re signed in with the same account. Use it with one of the latestSamsung Galaxy smartwatchesto access this information securely without your phone.

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