For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. But adoption has been slow, with many companies and websites still relying on passwords. Now the world’s biggest social media platform is jumping on the bandwagon.

On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it’s now rolling out support for passkeys on mobile devices. This means you’ll be able to use one to sign in to Facebook on an iPhone or Android device. But the passkey won’t be limited to your actual Facebook account.


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