Switching password managers used to mean exporting a CSV file — a plain-text copy of every password you own, sitting in your Downloads folder until you remembered to delete it. Instant transfer removes that step entirely. Your logins move from the other app straight into DroidPass, encrypted the whole way.
What you need
- iOS 26 or later. The transfer is built on Apple's credential exchange, which does not exist on earlier versions.
- A source app that supports it. The app you are leaving has to offer transfer too. iOS shows you which of your installed apps qualify — you do not have to guess.
If either is missing, nothing is lost: the CSV import still works, and it is covered in importing from other managers.
How to transfer, step by step
On iPhone and iPad you start in the app you are leaving, not in DroidPass. Only the source app can begin a transfer, which is the opposite of what most guides tell you:
- Open your other password manager — or Settings › Passwords if you are moving from Apple Passwords.
- Choose its export or transfer option. In Apple Passwords it is called Export Data to Another App.
- Pick DroidPass as the destination.
- DroidPass opens by itself, shows how many logins arrived, and tags them with the app they came from.
On Android it is reversed. Open DroidPass, go to Settings → Transfer from another app, tap Start transfer, and pick your old manager from the list Android shows. You approve it there with your fingerprint or PIN.
What actually moves
Logins — the site, the user name and the password — and passkeys, where the other app holds them. Everything is encrypted with your Master PIN as it is written, exactly like an entry you typed yourself. Nothing is staged in a file at any point, which is the whole point of the feature.
What does not move
Credential exchange is a young standard and apps implement different parts of it. Attachments, custom fields and folder structures often stay behind. Check a handful of entries after the transfer rather than assuming everything came across — and keep the other app installed until you have.
If a passkey does not work afterwards
A transferred passkey can arrive looking complete and still be refused by the site. That is usually a problem with what the other app exported, not with the passkey itself — we have seen one manager hand over a key that no receiving app could use, including Apple's own Passwords. The fix is quick: delete the passkey in DroidPass and create a fresh one on the site, which takes a few seconds now that DroidPass is your provider.
Transfer only goes one way
Instant transfer brings credentials in. It does not push them out to another app. That is not a lock-in tactic — your vault is yours, and Settings → Account → Delete Account removes your account and its data whenever you want.