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Password managers revisited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Plus: Google’s new pixels, stopping spam calls, and a 90s nostalgia trip<\/h3>\n\n\n
Jared Newman<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>August 18, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Last week, I asked Advisorator’s forum members<\/a> to tell me about their biggest tech annoyances, and I’m not surprised at how often password managers came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Password managers are supposed to make your online accounts more secure and easier to access, but they can also cause problems. Getting started can be a hassle, and it’s too easy to end up with separate lists of passwords in different places. The arrival of passkeys only adds more complication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over at the Advisorator website, I’ve completely rewritten my guide to using a password manager<\/a> with these frustrations in mind. I think it’ll bring clarity to where your passwords are stored now, how to get them all into one place, and how to get the password manager habit to stick if you’re not using one already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check it out here \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My guide to password management is exclusively for Advisorator’s paying members, who get my full weekly newsletter and all my online tech tutorials<\/a>. You can still get 25% off your first year<\/a> for a limited time. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Google’s new Pixels:<\/strong> Last week, Google announced the Pixel 11<\/a>, Pixel 11 Pro<\/a>, Pixel 11 Pro XL<\/a>, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold<\/a>, and if you look at the spec sheets I just linked to, you’ll see only minor upgrades from the Pixel 10 series. The cameras let in more light, wireless charging is faster, and the displays are more durable, but the biggest difference is that all except the Pro Fold cost $100 more, and the Pro XL starts with less RAM at 12 GB. Blame AI data centers<\/a>. (You do at least get 256 GB of base storage with the Pixel 11 and 11 Pro now.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few notable new features<\/a>, though, especially on the camera front: A “Magic Capture” mode records a video and automatically creates photo and video highlights, and a “Camera Looks<\/a>” setting lets you dial back the ultra-processed effect that’s so common in smartphone photography. The Pro phones also have a new way of stabilizing videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google also announced a Pixel Watch 5<\/a> that can detect breathing emergencies and a Pixel Tag<\/a> that looks like an answer to Apple’s AirTags. The latter is one of a few Android-compatible item finders with ultra wideband support, enabling a precision finding mode that guides you directly to your item. (Motorola’s Moto Tags and Samsung’s SmartTags also support this, though the latter only works with Samsung phones. Google’s will support any phone with ultra wideband<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other notable news and reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n