OS‑Mediated Passkey Transfers Normalize Gatekeeping

Android’s system-backed credential transfer lets apps hand off import/export of passwords and passkeys to the OS so transfers happen without unencrypted exports or manual recreation. That improves user security and convenience while making the OS the arbiter of which managers interoperate and how credentials move between services. — Platform-level handling of identity data both reduces some user risks and concentrates power — with implications for competition, privacy, and who controls access to authentication.