Subj : Google Password Manager may be set to introduce a nuclear option
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 12:45:08

Google Password Manager may be set to introduce a nuclear option for its 
Android app

Date:
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:29:00 +0000

Description:
Google Password Manager could be getting a feature that could save you hours 
if you need to migrate.

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Password Manager reportedly set to get a delete all option At the moment 
users have to delete credentials individually The update was spotted months 
ago in a teardown 

Google looks to be experimenting with a new option to delete all data from 
its password manager tool on Android devices. 

Screenshots shared by Android Authority apparently show a new option in the 
settings menu of Googles Password Manager interface reading, Delete all data: 
From Google Password Manager, including passwords and passkeys. 

The publication seems pretty certain the feature is indeed incoming, after 
spotting references in a teardown earlier in 2025, noting, Thankfully, Google 
will soon add a new Delete all data button to its password manager, letting 
users remove all saved credentials with a tap. Google Password Manager delete 
all option 

Although this nuclear approach is already possible, it currently requires 
users to delete their entire browsers data, including history, cookies and 
more, so its not an ideal approach for users simply looking to remove their 
credentials. 

This is a surprisingly common problem typical of password managers, which 
tend to make it difficult to delete all passwords in one fell swoop. Instead, 
they usually rely on users deleting each password individually. 

It might only be something that users need to do once or twice in their 
entire digital life, but weve been there and deleting 700 passwords is not 
for the faint-hearted  Googles upcoming feature, therefore, is very welcome 
news. 

 TechRadar Pro has asked Google to confirm if this feature is on the cards, 
but we did not receive an immediate response. 

The most common reason a user would wish to delete all passwords would be in 
the case of migration to another password manager  although encryption and 
other security measures make password storage pretty secure, having 
credentials stored across multiple locations increases your risk of an 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-password-manager-may-be-set-to-introduce-
a-nuclear-option-for-its-android-app


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