Can I use two password managers at the same time?

Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨askandroid@lemdro.id⁩

I use a password manager personally, but my work uses a different application. Both common names in this space.

Android lets me set one password filler, but I don’t see how to go about having two active, if that’s even possible.

Ideally, I’d like to keep the application/web credentials for work in the work password manager, and everything else in my personal one, and get recommendations/autofill from only the one with a matching app ID or URL saved.

Any tips?

I have both installed, but opening the work password manager every time I need it is annoying.

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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You can install two, but I only think you can have one active at a time to supply auto-fill. It might be possible if you leverage a work profile and install the work password manager in the work profile, but then it’d likely only autofill for apps that are installed in the work profile – which honestly, is how you should be compartmentalizing things anyway, if you use one phone for personal and work functions.

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- clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I’ve never looked at work profiles because I have no apps installed for work except for the password manager. Everything else is a website.
  
  I wonder if I would need to use a different browser.
  
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Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Having the need for a work password manager on a personal phone is spooky. Are you sure you actually need it? Or mightn’t be better of with a work and personal phone?

I am having a bad enough pw manager experience on my android already so I often visit the pw manager app manually.

Googling indicates that’s not possible.

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- clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I prefer to carry only one phone, but my company pays half of my bill and has no control over, or applications installed on, my phone. I don’t think I’d generally recommend using a personal phone for work, but it works for me.
  
  Yeah, my password manager doesn’t autofill reliably either, and sometimes doesn’t recognize that it already has a credential saved and so tries to save another one. It’s pretty annoying, but I don’t trust Google’s password manager.
  
  Googling indicates that’s not possible.
  
  My searching led me to the same conclusion, but I was hoping someone had a good idea.
  
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  - Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I mean… I would warn against doing so… Buuuuut. In theory you could look for a password manager that runs them both in the background and provides their output to you. But that’s a security hazard. Let’s have a Google.
    
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  - Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Bonus: there is containerization: Some android work profile thingmabob. Googling “password manager two android facade that runs multiple work and personal” lead me there.
    
    Google AI shorthand; To run multiple work and personal accounts on Android with isolated separation, use 1Password or Enpass as they support multiple independent vaults and accounts within a single app facade.Managing Work and Personal ProfilesMultiple Vaults/Accounts: Set up distinct vaults inside a single master application so that professional and private entries never mix.Android Work Profile Integration: Android isolates work apps inside a corporate container. You can install your chosen password manager inside your system work profile or link work-managed browsers to handle credential autofill safely across both environments.Biometric Lock: Secure the master application facade with fingerprint unlock, requiring authentication before switching context between professional and personal secrets.If you can share which specific password manager you currently prefer or if your work profile is managed by an IT administrator (EMM/MDM), I can provide the exact steps to configure autofill for your setup.
    
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  - Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Had a Google: proandroiddev.com/passkeys-credential-manager-in-…
    
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divingdonkey@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Have a look at running your work apps in a work profile, like you can do with Shelter or Island. This will enable you to use separate autofill solutions

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- clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I don’t have any work apps other than the password manager and web browser. This might work if I use a different browser for work. Unless profiles work differently than I think - I’ll read up on it!
  
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  - divingdonkey@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yes, you’ll have to run two instances of your browser, a private one with pw manager 1 and a work profile one with pw manager 2. They can be the same app. If things go ever south at work, you can just nuke the work profile and be done with it.
    
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