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Microsoft Edge Autofill Service freezes after Biometric Authentication in Android Apps
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Việt Anh Hoàng
20
Reputation points
The UI freeze issue occurs specifically when using Microsoft Edge as the default Autofill Service for other Android applications. While autofill works perfectly within the Edge browser itself, it fails and freezes the UI when triggered inside third-party apps.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Set Microsoft Edge as the default Autofill Service in Android settings.
- Enable Require biometric or PIN.
- Open any native Android app (e.g., Spotify, Facebook, or Banking apps).
- Tap the password field -> Select Edge's autofill suggestion.
- Authenticate via fingerprint or PIN.
- The Issue: The app's UI freezes. The password is NOT filled. I must press the "Back" button to regain control of the app.
Device: Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
OS: Android 16 | UI: OneUI 8.0
Edge Version: 144.0.3719.81
Microsoft Edge | Profile, sync, and sign in | Android
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Adam Schildmeyer 15 Reputation points2026-01-20T05:23:12.9033333+00:00 Can we get autofill back in Microsoft Authenticator? At least it worked well. Since the migration to edge, this feature has never worked even though it is set as the default... It recognizes when you add a password in an app, offers to save it. But it lacks the input method.
I'm going to start hunting for a real password manager in the next two weeks to resolve the issue because it's very frustrating.
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Việt Anh Hoàng 20 Reputation points
2026-01-20T05:42:48.4266667+00:00 That's not possible, Microsoft has killed it in authenticatior
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Sinan Awad 10 Reputation points2026-01-25T19:16:22.04+00:00 Having the same issue on Samsung S25 ultra. It's unusable.
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Sinan Awad 10 Reputation points
2026-01-25T19:22:07.78+00:00 I ran a little experiment and disabled 'require biometric or PIN' in edge password manager settings and autofill works. This is quite insecure and stupid, but it shows that Edge has issues with this kind of setup. Please fix.
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neko koneko 0 Reputation points2026-02-01T02:25:01.95+00:00 I have encountered same issue. Android 15,Redmi 15 5G, ximomi hyper os 2.0.230.0.
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