X provides passkey logins for Android customers

X at present that it’s rolling out assist for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform previously generally known as Twitter launched this safety possibility for iOS customers in January, then in April.

Passkeys began to take off as an possibility from tech corporations and on-line providers final 12 months. Now we have an in depth , however briefly, this strategy to defending an account creates a digital authentication credential. It is a stronger various to passwords, which may be guessed or stolen. Even have been shifting to supply a passkey possibility for purchasers.

For X customers, you will nonetheless want a password so as to create an account. However when you’re within the app, you will must click on via some menu choices to a passkey. It is listed beneath “Further password safety” within the Safety tab.