Overview

• The Play Store install adds a “Passwords” launcher icon with Google’s four‑color key that surfaces in the app grid and device search.
• The shortcut opens the existing Password Manager that lives inside Google Play Services rather than installing a standalone application.
• Google positions the shortcut to speed access to passwords, passkeys, and the built‑in Password Checkup tools.
• Separately, a Material 3 Expressive redesign is rolling out broadly with Play Services v25.31, bringing a persistent search bar, new filters for passwords, passkeys and network devices, and Dynamic Color.
• The redesign keeps the tall bottom bar, and the shortcut approach mirrors similar launcher listings used for Gemini and Google Assistant.