Overview
- Google has begun a staged rollout of Play Services v26.21 and Play Store v51.7 that converts earlier tests into official features for Android users.
- The release adds Credential Exchange–based import and export of both traditional passwords and passkeys between Google Password Manager and third‑party password managers.
- Credential Exchange is a FIDO‑aligned protocol that moves credentials between apps without exposing private keys and may enforce security checks that block transfers to apps that lack protections.
- The Play Store UI and workflows were updated to make sale prices, discount dates, and purchase dialogs clearer across phones, TVs, and car displays and to merge pre-registration with automatic installation.
- Availability varies by region and hardware and broader utility depends on third‑party password managers and apps adopting the Credential Exchange standard for full interoperability.