If you have a Google account, then you’re probably using it to access your information and documents. But what if you don’t have a Google account? How can you protect yourself from being hacked or stolen? One way is to use a password manager. A password manager is a software application that helps you keep track of your passwords, and also stores them in an encrypted format so that they can’t be accessed by anyone else. You can use any password manager, but we recommend the ones that are designed specifically for Google Smart Lock. To use the Google Smart Lock feature on your computer, first open the Google Chrome browser and sign in with your Google account. Then open the Password Manager settings page and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the page. On the left side of this page, you’ll see a list of all of your passwords. To add a new password, just type it into one of these fields and click on Add: Now that you’ve added some new passwords to your Password Manager, it’s time to set up how they work with Google Smart Lock. To do this, open the Settings page for your particular password manager and click on General: In this screen, you’ll find two tabs: The first tab is called “Usage” and it tells you how often each password is updated (every 30 minutes by default). The second tab is called “Smart Lock.” Here, you’ll find all of the settings for how smart lock works with your particular password manager. For example, if you use KeePassX (a popularpassword manager), then under “Smart Lock,” there will be a section called “Auto-login.” Here, KeePassX will automatically log in when someone tries to add a new or changed password to their account using their Google Smart Lock credentials.
