Subj : PayPal is bringing Passkeys to Android devices for a welcome secu
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Mar 24 2023 10:30:03

PayPal is bringing Passkeys to Android devices for a welcome security boost

Date:
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:13:10 +0000

Description:
Passkeys are now available to iOS and Android users in the US, so long as 
they have a personal PayPal account.

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PayPal has further expanded its support for passwordless logins with the 
announcement of passkey support for some Android users, however only some of 
those some will actually be able to use it. 

The online payments platform can be credited with being among the first 
adopters of passkeys, but the rollout has been far from speedy. 

Back in October 2022, the company announced that it had brought support for 
passkeys to Apples platforms to certain US citizens. Five months later, the 
company has added support for Android devices. Passkeys for PayPal 

Now supported on the two main mobile operating systems, there are still a 
handful of limitations that mean that not everybody will be able to 
transition to passkeys. 

Only personal account holders will be able to benefit from the more secure 
login method leaving many businesses uncatered for including sole traders, 
and they have to reside in the US. Read more 

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To set up a passkey, eligible PayPal users will need to be running Android 9 
Pie or later, which accounts for 92% of all US installations (via Statcounter 
). PayPals press release also states that support is starting on Android 
mobile web thus it is unclear whether the app will gain support from day one. 
TechRadar Pro has asked PayPal to confirm. 

As ever, customers in other markets must wait for US customers to 
successfully adopt the new technology first, however PayPal has finally 
hinted at expansion, indicating a wider rollout to other countries in early 
2023. 

Despite its cautious rollout, PayPal still remains one of the leaders in 
passkey adoption with other companies failing to adapt so quickly, though the 
transition to a passwordless future now looks to be one step closer at least. 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/paypal-is-bringing-passkeys-to-android-devices-
for-a-welcome-security-boost


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