Posted by Kateryna Semenova – Developer Relations Engineer, Diego Zavala and Gina Biernacki – Product Managers
Introducing Credential Supervisor
At Google, we’re devoted to enhancing the sign up expertise throughout platforms for builders and customers. For Android builders, we not too long ago introduced the general public availability of Credential Supervisor as the way forward for authentication on Android. Credential Supervisor is a brand new Jetpack library designed to consolidate authentication varieties for Android builders right into a single UI, lowering complexity to your functions whereas rising usability. Credential Supervisor additionally helps passkeys, making a unified interface for customers and a single API for builders.
As an alternative of getting to combine with a number of id suppliers, builders can now use Credential Supervisor as a single, unified authentication API. Credential Supervisor simplifies integration and makes it simpler to develop authentication options that may work with all password managers, id suppliers, and authentication strategies.
Implementing Credential Supervisor along with your Android functions will present a single authentication expertise for all Android customers, built-in straight with the working system and aligned with high-trust surfaces resembling system login. We encourage all builders emigrate to Credential Supervisor.
Authentication APIs transferring from Google Id Companies to Credential Supervisor on Android
The authentication APIs from Google Id Companies on Android—which embrace One Faucet sign-in, Credential Saving, Register with Google button and Signal-In for Android(GSI) — can all now be carried out utilizing Credential Supervisor. This allows builders to combine with a single API for his or her authentication journeys.
Since these APIs at the moment are typically accessible in Credential Supervisor, these particular person APIs can be deprecated in Google Id Companies.
Removing of Good Lock for Passwords
Good Lock for Passwords, which was deprecated in 2022, can be eliminated from the Google Play Companies SDK in November 2023. To reduce breaking adjustments which will influence present integrations, all present apps within the Play Retailer will proceed to work. New app variations compiled with the brand new SDK will be unable to entry the Good Lock for Password API, so we encourage all builders emigrate to Credential Supervisor as quickly as doable.
Get began along with your migration to Credential Supervisor
All Android builders ought to plan their migration to the brand new Credential Supervisor API. To help you on this course of, learn the next guides and assets:
Share your suggestions
We’re excited to enhance Android authentication with the launch of Credential Supervisor API, delivering a easy and streamlined UX for safe sign-in strategies resembling Register with Google.
We worth your suggestions and invite you to share your expertise integrating with Credential Supervisor or some other suggestions you might need:
