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Password managers are a great way to keep track of all your passwords in one place. While there are a handful of third-party solutions such as LastPass, 1Password, and so on, the Google Chrome browser also has its own password manager. Google is now updating its offering with a new field to add notes within existing login credentials.
The change was first spotted by Reddit user u/Leopeva64-2, detailing its arrival with Chrome Canary 101. The aforementioned “Note” field appears at the bottom of the Edit password window, where users can add any context for that particular login. This could be the date when the password was last updated or a hint for personal reference. The Note field appears for new logins or existing credentials saved inside Chrome.
Separately, users on the stable version of Chrome can save passwords manually by navigating to the settings. Users can enable this using the chrome://flags/#add-passwords-in-settings flag. This finally allows users to add a login on their own rather than waiting for Chrome to automatically detect your credentials when you sign in to a new site.
Chrome recently added individual mute buttons on the tab strip
As Android Police points out, the ability to add notes or manually add logins has long existed on other password managers. So its arrival on Chrome has been long overdue. While not many currently rely on Chrome as their default password manager, the inclusion of these features could change that.
Although there’s no ETA for the new Note field inside Chrome password manager, we expect Google to announce its addition in the coming weeks. The source of this revelation has a decent record with leaks and early Chrome features, so we see no reason to dispute it. At the moment, any mention of notes resides deep within command-line switches or flags. This indicates that it could be enabled with a future release.
In Chrome-related news, Google recently simplified the process of muting individual tabs on the browser. The company achieved this by including a mute button on the tab strip with Chrome Canary. Its arrival in the stable version is due anytime now. Users on Canary can manually enable the mute button using the necessary flag.
