Microsoft Authenticator will soon lose its ability to pre-fill passwords on websites and in apps on your mobile. This decision might seem surprising at first, except that Microsoft has provided an autofill alternative that you can use right now.
Are you using Microsoft Authenticator as your password manager? There's bad news, but also good news. In order: Microsoft is starting to alert users of the upcoming end of password autofill. But also of the upcoming removal of payment methods saved in the app.
Passkeys, secure login methods without a password, will still be supported – which will remain the only use of the app, in addition to one-time codes starting in July 2025. In the message, Microsoft explains:“Autofill via Authenticator is ending as of July 2025. Please save your payment information before it is deleted.”
Microsoft wants to make Edge one app to rule them all
Now for the good news: no, Microsoft isn't leaving users without a solution. Indeed, the password manager functionality will now be managed by Microsoft Edge, available on both mobile and desktop. The message continues, in fact, “you can still access your passwords and addresses via Microsoft Edge.”
De facto, Microsoft's browser is becoming increasingly useful, by adding this functionality directly into its code. From Edge, filling in passwords, using Passkeys, or pre-filling your payment methods remains possible on web pages. However, it is also possible to set the browser as the default password manager in your mobile settings.
This allows Microsoft Edge to then pre-fill your most sensitive data wherever you need it, including in third-party applications. By making this choice, Microsoft seems determined to simplify its application portfolio. And above all, to encourage its users to use its Edge browser, whose popularity remains behind that of Google Chrome.
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