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Facebook will soon roll out support for passkeys on Android and iOS
Facebook is rolling out support for passkeys on both iOS and Android devices, the social network announced on Wednesday. Passkey logins make it significantly harder for bad actors to remotely access your accounts because they require physical access to your phone. Unlike standard logins, passkeys use Face ID or Touch ID, a PIN, or a physical security authentication key to validate logins.
Passkeys remove the need to rely on username and password combinations, which can be susceptible to phishing and other issues. Facebook says that passkeys will also start rolling out to Messenger in the coming months, and that users will be able to use the same passkey for both services.
In addition to enabling login authentication, passkeys can also be used to autofill payment information when making purchases using Meta Pay, Facebook states. To set up a passkey, you’ll navigate to the new “passkey” option in Accounts Center within the Settings menu on Facebook. Once it’s set up, you can start using your passkey to log in to Facebook on your phone.
Facebook notes that users will still be able to use other authentication methods, such as their password, to access their account so they can still access the social network when using a device that doesn’t support passkeys.
Other major tech companies have also introduced passkey support in recent months.
Source: techcrunch.com
