# Filling Android Autofill Gaps

DevFeed: [Filling Android Autofill Gaps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/filling-android-autofill-gaps-29357.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://arturdryomov.dev/posts/filling-android-autofill-gaps/>)

Author: Artur Dryomov

Published: 2019-02-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Artur Dryomov](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/artur-dryomov.md>)

Topics: [LineageOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lineageos.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [vendor lock-in](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vendor-lock-in.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [credentials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credentials.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [vendor-lock-in](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vendor-lock-in.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines Android credential storage and autofill options, including Android Autofill and Google Smart Lock. It discusses the convenience of password managers and cross-device credential access, while noting security concerns with unencrypted backups and vendor lock-in when credentials are stored on Google's servers.

## Source excerpt

We can have different opinions but should be able to agree on one thing -- we are humans. Well, except ones who like Gerrit and use Dashboard on macOS. Those are clearly aliens (Mulder was right). All humans tend to forget things. Important and useless, smart and dumb, beautiful and ugly -- it does not matter, any thought or information can disappear. Precious credentials for applications we work on are no exception.