[Android] WebAuthn not working

[SoftCreatR]

Description

Can't set up WebAuthn in Brave (Android). On Windows, it works fine (using Windows Hello) and even on Android Chrome.

Steps to reproduce

1. Visit https://demo.yubico.com/webauthn-technical/registration
2. Tap "Next"

Alternatively

1. Visit https://webauthn.io
2. Enter a username
3. Tap on "Register" (nothing happens, but the debugger shows an error message)

Alternatively

1. Visit https://webauthn.me
2. Enter a username
3. Tap on "Register"

Actual result

Error message

The operation either timed out or was not allowed. See: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/#sctn-privacy-considerations-client.

Expected result

An overlay to select the preferred security key option

• Bluetooth
• NFC
• USB
• Display lock

Issue reproduces how often

Easily reproduced

Version/Channel Information:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store version? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Beta version? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Nightly version? Untested

Device details

• Install type (ARM, x86): ARM
• Device type (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): Phone
• Android version: 11

Brave version

> navigator.appVersion
<- "5.0 (Linux; Android 11) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.120 Mobile Safari/537.36"

Website problems only

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? No
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? No
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? No

Additional information

/cc @xopez @TimWolla

[TimWolla]

@SoftCreatR In the reproducer steps your 2 alternatives are identical.

[SoftCreatR]

@SoftCreatR In the reproducer steps your 2 alternatives are identical.

Whoops :)

[SoftCreatR]

I've tested it with a fresh Brave Beta too, it still fails.

[SoftCreatR]

Still not working with 91.0.4472.120.

[RT-Tap]

So I have this issue as well. I noticed it stopped working for bitwarden authentication about a couple weeks ago, maybe 2 months max.

I was about to open a new report however I found this.

[Occhioverde]

I can confirm that the same problem happens in Brave Nightly 1.36.22 (Chromium 97.0.4692.50, Android 8.0.0 on Huawei BAH2-W19).

Testing the API with WebAuthn.me yields the following error (both with token inserted and not):

The same tester and token work fine in Google Chrome.

[junzhli]

Hello, is there any news on status update? I also encountered the same problem on the test website authenticating using brave browser on my android phone, and it results in timed out or not allowed error

[wparad]

It works for me using usb, sometimes, it is really flakely, but bluetooth never works it seems.

[garycoy]

Trying to authenticate on Android to bitwarden using Webauthn. Brave is my default browser on my phone.

I get same/similar error as described above. It will be a real bummer to have to switch my default browser from Brave, to say, Chrome on my phone.

I love Brave - I feel it's the best browser out there. It should be cross-platform consistent. Please enhance it to support Webauthn authentication on Android.

[adriy-be]

Anny news ?

[kamalmjt]

same issue here. Not working.

[ekrempel]

This is still an issue in 2025 with the newest version of brave from the app store.