Designing the user experience of passkeys on Google accounts- Google Developers Blog
Jul 26, 2023Court Jacinic, Mitchell Galavan, Silvia Convento

Summary
This post details the user experience design and implementation of passkeys for Google Accounts. It covers the strategic design principles (ease of use, security), user transition strategies (leading with convenience, associating with familiar security experiences, introducing passkeys when relevant), the creation moment UI (browser-specific modals, passkey icon usage, confirmation screens), the sign-in flow (familiarity through consistent UI), and passkey management (ecosystem-based categorization, metadata, user actions like renaming and revoking). It also touches on the underlying technology and user concerns regarding data privacy.
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