C2 Password App Quick Start Guide (Android)

The C2 Password mobile app for Android allows you to access your vault on the go. You can view and manage items, enable password autofill, and use biometrics to unlock your vault once you sign in to the app.

Contents

Before you start
Navigate your way in the app
Autofill, save, and create passwords
Move and create copies of items
Search items
Delete items
Add items to Favorites
Generate a strong password
Monitor login security
Unlock the app with biometrics
Configure advanced settings

Before you start

Make sure your device is running Android 8 or above.
Set up a C2 Encryption Key. The C2 Encryption Key is used to lock and unlock your data across C2 services.

Navigate your way in the app

After signing in to the C2 Password app, you will see three tabs on the tab bar. If you're on a Plus plan, you can switch the vault in the upper left corner.

Favorites: This tab allows you to view items marked as Favorites.

Category: This tab lists all your items by category. Items saved on the portal will be synchronized with the app.

Tags: This tab allows you to view items by their tags.

More: This tab allows you to customize security, region, and language options as well as provides instructions on enabling autofill.

Autofill, save, and create passwords

Enable Autofill¹

In C2 Password app, tap More > Password Autofill.
Tap the Autofill toggle to turn it on.
Select C2 Password on the Autofill service system setting page.

Automatically fill in passwords

If you previously stored your account and password for a website, do the following:

Tap the account or password field, then choose your account from the suggested logins.
If you have more than one set of credentials saved, tap Search Logins to choose one from the list.
The account and password will be autofilled.

Save and autofill passwords

There are two ways to save a password to C2 Password app:

Save it while signing in to a service:

When you're signing in with a login item that has not been saved to the app yet, the app will ask you if you want to save it.

Save it by opening the app:

Tap the username or password field on a service's sign-in page.
Tap Add a New Login.
Enter your username.
Enter your password. If you want to create a new password, tap Generate password below the password field. Tap Use in the Password Generator, and the new password will be filled into the password field in the app.
Tap Save & Fill. The username and password will be saved to the app and autofilled into the username and password fields.

Auto-copy TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password)

In the C2 Password app, tap More > Security.
Turn on Auto-copy TOTP.
When an account is autofilled on a site or in an app, your TOTP will be automatically copied to the clipboard.
Paste the TOTP directly in the password or verification code field.

Create items

In the C2 Password app, tap the + icon on the lower right.
Choose the category of your item.
Enter the details. Tap Custom field to add more fields if needed. Tap Save to finish.

Notes:

If you're using Android 11 or above, integrated keyboard inline autofill is turned on by default when you turn on Autofill. This means that autofill suggestions will be displayed above the keyboard instead of in a drop-down list below the username/password field.

Move and create copies of items

Move an item¹

Tap an item to see its details.
Tap the ⋮ icon.
Tap Move to vault to move the item to another vault.

Create a copy of an item

Tap an item to see its details.
Tap the ⋮ icon.
Tap Create a copy to create a copy of the item in the current vault.

Notes:

Only available for C2 Password Plus and C2 Password Business users.

Search items

To search for an item in the Favorites and Category tabs, tap the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner and enter a keyword in the search field. The system will search the following areas: Display name, Username URL and Notes.

If you can't find an item you added on another device, you can force a sync by tap-holding the screen and dragging downwards. C2 Password syncs your items across platforms when you make changes. However, if you turn off auto-lock, this issue may still occur.

Delete items

There are two ways to delete an item:

Hold it down and then tap the trash can icon.
Tap it to show its details and then tap the pencil icon. Scroll to bottom and tap Delete.

Deleted items will be moved to Trash. You can recover them in the C2 Password web portal.

Add items to Favorites

Tap an item to show its details.
Tap the heart icon to add the item to Favorites. The item will appear in the Favorites tab.
Tap the solid heart icon again to remove the item from Favorites.

Generate a strong password

Use Password Generator to generate a strong password for increased account security. For more information, see Generate a strong password.

Monitor login security

Use Login Security to monitor the security of your login items. Take immediate action when you receive an alert to protect your accounts. For more information, see Monitor login security.

Unlock the app with biometrics

You can use Biometric unlock to unlock C2 Password instead of the C2 Encryption Key.¹The biometric login prompt² will appear every time you launch the app.

Tap More > Security.
Tap the Biometric unlock toggle to turn it on.
If you haven't turned on biometric authentication on your device, tap OPEN SETTINGS to set it up.

Notes:

Hang on to your C2 Encryption Key. You will need it in case biometric authentication is not available.
The prompt may not show if you tap More > ⋮ > Lock Now from within the app. If this is the case, activate face or fingerprint detection by tapping the biometric icon in the C2 Encryption Key field.

Configure advanced settings

Auto-lock: Set a time limit for the app to lock when inactive. You must re-enter your C2 Encryption Key or use biometric authentication to access it after it has been locked.

Options: 5 minutes / 15 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 4 hours / Never

Lock on exit: C2 Password will lock when you leave the app or lock the screen.
Language: Select your preferred language. Your system language is used by default.
Theme: Select your preferred theme - System theme, Light, or Dark.
Lock now: Tap More > ⋮ > Lock Now to lock the C2 Password app now.

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