A Google Assistant characteristic designed to automate the time-consuming course of of adjusting your passwords after a breach seems to be getting a wider rollout. That’s based on a tweet from leaker Max Weinbach and a report from Android Police.

One of Weinbach’s screenshots reveals a dialog field warning that Chrome on Android has detected {that a} used password appeared in a breach, and affords the choice to “Change automatically.” The second features a affirmation field, asking the consumer to comply with “Let Google Assistant help you change your password.”

The Google Assistant characteristic was introduced again at Google I/O final yr. It solely works on supported websites, however the place doable the thought is to automate as a lot of the password-changing course of as doable. When triggered, Assistant will take you on to the best web page for altering your password, and use Chrome’s built-in password supervisor to generate, after which retailer, new login particulars.

Android Police notes that there’s additionally the choice to manually test whether or not your passwords saved by Chrome have been compromised. The “Check passwords” choice is obtainable within the “Passwords” sub-menu within the browser’s settings. When a compromised password is discovered, a “Change password” button will seem, and it’ll characteristic a Google Assistant brand if there’s the choice of mechanically altering it.

The safety characteristic is constructed on Google’s “Duplex on the Web” expertise, which is designed to rapidly perform duties like shopping for film tickets, checking in to flights, or ordering meals. It does this by automating the extra routine elements of the method, like scrolling, clicking by way of a number of pages, and filling out types. 9to5Google notes that the password automation seems to have been rolling out step by step since last November when “some users” got entry.

The potential to mechanically change compromised passwords has been supplied by password managers like LastPass and Dashlane prior to now. But contemplating the quantity of those that default to utilizing no matter password supervisor is constructed into their browser, Google’s characteristic may find yourself having a a lot bigger attain because it rolls out.

We’ve contacted Google to verify the scope of the rollout.