It's also worth noting that some, including Yubico, find Bluetooth inherently insecure. I reached out to Google about the issue, but they were not able to help me fix it in time for publication.

The Bluetooth key did work when my colleague tried it on an Android phone, but I've never been able to pair it with my iPhone.įor me, the Titan Key is limited to my PC unless I get an Android phone. And despite enabling my phone’s Bluetooth, I still haven’t been able to find the key in the available devices list. I hit done, and it took me back to the Smart Lock app with the same page listing my Google accounts.

Your account has been securely set up on this phone” with an option to hit done. But that’s as far as I got.Ĭlicking on my Google account opened a web browser window reading “You’re all set. Once I downloaded it and enabled Bluetooth on my phone, I signed into my Google account.

However, to use it with my iPhone, I was required to download Google’s Security Lock app. Once I registered the Bluetooth key, I was able to use it to sign into accounts my PC. The Bluetooth key needs to be registered separately. All I had to do was go to a website Google lists with the product and follow the accurate step-by-step instructions. When opening my key ring, I leaned the Titan Key against the ring while sliding it on (like I do with all my other keys), but this ended up creating a nasty scratch on the key’s upper left side. However, sliding the Bluetooth key onto my key ring was problematic.

Google security key