--- title: I ditched passwords for passkeys, and now I'm locked... description: Switching to passkeys offers real security benefits and frictionless login on a single device, but the experience breaks down when moving between ecosystems.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-passwords-for-passkeys-and-now-i-m-locked-into-my-ecosystem-more-than-ever-vbb4ppehu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I ditched passwords for passkeys, and now I'm locked into my ecosystem more than ever | daily.dev og:description: Switching to passkeys offers real security benefits and frictionless login on a single device, but the experience breaks down when moving between ecosystems.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-passwords-for-passkeys-and-now-i-m-locked-into-my-ecosystem-more-than-ever-vbb4ppehu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vbb4PpeHu.png og:image:alt: I ditched passwords for passkeys, and now I'm locked into my ecosystem more than ever og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched passwords for passkeys, and now I'm locked into my ecosystem more than ever **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Switching to passkeys offers real security benefits and frictionless login on a single device, but the experience breaks down when moving between ecosystems. On an iPhone, Face ID authentication feels effortless, but logging in from a Windows PC requires workarounds. Apple and Google have made progress on cross-platform portability via the Credential Exchange Protocol, yet the smoothest passkey experience still favors users who stay within one ecosystem. Third-party password managers can help but undermine the core promise of device-native authentication. The author remains committed to passkeys for security reasons but acknowledges that mainstream adoption will stall until cross-device convenience improves. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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