One click is enough: Chrome takes over annoying password changes

Google equips the Chrome browser with a practical safety function: Compromised or weak passwords can be changed automatically with just one click of the mouse. The function should still appear in 2025 and initially work on selected websites.

More security with less effort

Google wants to significantly simplify dealing with compromised passwords in the Chrome browser. The technology group has announced an “Automated Password Change” function, which can automatically replace passwords that have been compromised by data leaks. The Chrome password manager is already warning users today when their access data has appeared in data leaks. So far, however, the passwords had to be changed manually for every online account. This requires several steps: logging in on the website concerned, navigating to the account settings, calling the password change page and finally creating and saving a new password.

With the new function, Chrome users can generate a new password and replace the old one with just one click-without having to visit the “Create new password” page. The browser takes over the entire process in the background and automatically stores the new password in the integrated password manager.

Users keep control

Parisa Tabriz, Vice President and Managing Director of Chrome, emphasizes the importance of user control: “We attach great importance to the fact that the user keeps control of password change.” She also explains that the current manual change of password is often perceived as annoying: “If we tell you that your password is weak, it is really annoying to actually change the password.”

The technology behind the automatic password change is probably based on similar functions that have already been implemented in other password managers such as Daslane or Lastpass. These use special scripts to recognize and navigate the password change pages of different websites.

Gradual introduction planned

The new function will initially only be available for participating websites. Google is already working with developers to expand the list of supported pages. At the beginning, popular services such as social networks, e-commerce platforms and streaming services are likely to be supported. The function was discovered in early developer versions by Chrome Canary in February, where it was found in the “Ai Innovations” setting menu. Loud The verge the function should be introduced for everyone in the course of the year.