Prevent android from saving and retrieving passwords when typing on EditText

Question

How can I prevent this from happening, multiple users are going to use the app on the same device and I do not want all of them having access to some places

Have you `android:inputType="textEmailAddress"` in your EditText? — punchman, Oct 24 '18 at 05:20
Check this - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1959576/turn-off-autosuggest-for-edittext — Wasim K. Memon, Oct 24 '18 at 05:28

Umesh Sonawane · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-25T07:10:04.827

You simply just add one property to your editText view

android:inputType="textPassword|textNoSuggestions"

and you are done.

if it is not working for you there is another alternative solution. You can turn off autofill programmatically.

You can try to this.

public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

     @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
           super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
           disableAutoFill();
        }

        @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
        private void disableAutoFill() { 
            getWindow().getDecorView().setImportantForAutofill(View.IMPORTANT_FOR_AUTOFILL_NO_EXCLUDE_DESCENDANTS);
        }
    }

a have added one more alternative solution check it. It will work — Umesh Sonawane, Oct 25 '18 at 06:58

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 25 '20 at 09:02

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If none of the suggestions worked, like with me, try this as a last resort:

android:importantForAutofill="no"

answered Feb 25 '20 at 09:02

JJ Du Plessis

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 24 '18 at 19:40

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This worked for me https://www.addictivetips.com/android/google-autofill-settings-for-apps-android/

Disabling the autofill from Google, but I did not find how to do it just for my app

answered Oct 24 '18 at 19:40

Jesus Almaral - Hackaprende

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how is it related to the code? – user924 Jun 08 '23 at 11:17

Prevent android from saving and retrieving passwords when typing on EditText

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