But you can’t simply switch to Android without recreating every single passkey. Sounds like vendor lock-in to me
Yes you can. You can export your passkeys and then import them into whatever android password manager, or 1Password.
Well designed platforms and auth frameworks allow adding multiple passkeys. The problem is this requirement was never coded into the passkey standard.
> But you can’t simply switch to Android without recreating every single passkey. Sounds like vendor lock-in to me
Not so fast. Migrating passkeys from iOS to Android is possible now; migrating from Android to iOS is still being worked on.
Ricky Mondello's team at Apple created the Passwords app which brought passkeys to iOS, macOS, etc.
The entire presentation is worth watching if you’re interested in passkeys; the the clip below starts at 24:00 mark where they talk about migrating between platforms.
The FIDO Alliance created a specification in 2024 called Credential Exchange Format [2] for moving credentials including passkeys, between passkey managers on the same device and across platforms.In other words, being able to move passkeys between devices and platforms has always been part of the plan.
[1]: https://youtu.be/yVadD-Lfrfk?t=1454
[2]: https://fidoalliance.org/specs/cx/cxf-v1.0-ps-errata-2026030...