A passkey signs you in to a website without a password. Bramble can create passkeys, keep them in your vault next to your logins, and sync them to your other devices.
Where it works
| Passkeys | |
|---|---|
| Browser extension in Chrome, Brave and other Chromium browsers | Yes |
| Browser extension in Firefox | Yes |
| iPhone | iOS 17 and later |
| Android | Android 14 and later |
| Desktop app | No |
| Safari on a Mac | No |
Some browsers and phones have limits. See Which browsers and apps can use Bramble passkeys?
Turn it on
Turn on Bramble in iOS AutoFill. The same switch fills your passwords. See Set up AutoFill on iPhone.
Open your phone’s Settings, search for “passkeys” and turn on Bramble as a passkey provider. This is separate from the autofill service in Set up autofill on Android.
- Open Settings → General.
- Turn on Use Bramble for passkeys. It’s off by default.
While it’s on, Bramble handles every passkey prompt in that browser. To use a security key or a passkey saved somewhere else, turn it off first.
Save a passkey
Start creating a passkey on the site, usually in its account or security settings.
- When your phone asks where to save the passkey, choose Bramble.
- Unlock with Face ID, a fingerprint or your master password.
The passkey works right away. The next time you open and unlock Bramble, it adds the passkey to your vault and shows Passkey saved as or Passkey added to with the login’s name. From then on, it syncs to your other devices.
A card opens in the top right corner of the page:
- Save a passkey? saves it as a new login. Choose Save passkey.
- Add a passkey? adds it to the login you already have for the site, shown under Adds to. Choose Add passkey.
- Add this passkey to… lists your logins for the site. Pick one, or choose Create a new login.
If your vault is locked, choose Unlock & Save or Unlock & Add, then unlock in the window that opens.
Sign in with a passkey
Choose to sign in with a passkey on the site.
- Choose Bramble’s passkey when iOS offers it.
- Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID or your master password.
- If you have several passkeys for the site, pick one under Choose a passkey.
- Choose Bramble in the sign-in sheet.
- Unlock with your fingerprint, your face or your master password.
- Pick the passkey to sign in with.
- A card opens in the top right corner: Use your passkey?, or Sign in with which passkey? if you have more than one for this site.
- Choose your account.
If your vault is locked, the card says “Unlock Bramble to use your passkeys for this site.” Choose Unlock & Use and unlock in the window that opens.
Some sites ask Bramble to check it’s really you. A Confirm it’s you window opens: enter your master password and choose Confirm. If your vault has no master password, choose Use security key.
Find your passkeys
A passkey lives on a login.
- In your vault list, a key icon next to a login’s name means it holds a passkey.
- Open the login to see Passkeys, with the account each one signs in to.
- To delete one, edit the login and choose the X next to the passkey under Passkeys, then save.
Deleting a login deletes its passkeys too.
Bring passkeys from another app
You can import passkeys from some password managers. See Import from another password manager.