Popular Web3 wallet MetaMask has launched a new social login feature that allows users to create, back up, and restore crypto wallets using Google or Apple accounts.

The update simplifies wallet setup by eliminating the need for users to manually handle the traditional 12-word secret recovery phrase.

This story is an excerpt from the Unchained Daily newsletter.

Instead, users can authenticate via their social login and set a unique password, which together unlock the recovery phrase stored securely on the local device.

“Social login uses a cryptographic primitive called ‘Threshold Oblivious Pseudorandom Function’ (TOPRF) alongside a distributed key management protocol to ensure that you remain in custody of your tokens, all while providing a high level of protection against attacks and failures,” explained MetaMask engineer Francesco Andreoli.