Google Devs, plz read: this is from the heart – Google Smart Lock Review

Unlike a lot of people, I have liked Google ever since they were founded. I’ve known from the get-go what we (as consumers) are trading off using Google & its incredible amount of services, a lot of which are free. The AP Program is one of them, and it is excellent. I’ve been an enthusiastic user (with simple Yubikeys) for many years now on my Google/Gmail accounts. Google Devs - please read this: 1) First, if a person already previously has Advanced Protection (AP) set up on the Google Accounts, there is NO way to set up the Google Smart Lock App so you can also use your iPhone’s built-in security key as another form of bullet-proof account security with these existing Google Accounts already protected by AP. Jeez, surely you all realized this, yes, when beta-testing was on-going?? 2) Second, even if a person does not have AP already previously set up, and decides to create a brand new Google account using the “Smart Lock” App, and you finally get this account set up on your IOS IPhone, it is IMPOSSIBLE to open this new Google Account on any other device—-PC (Linux and/or Windows) and/or IOS. Why?? Because that new account is now locked to that IPhone it was set up on and ONLY THAT IPhone. I mean, what are you all thinking? Or should I ask: drinking?? No other device and/or computer can open the now AP protected Google account. IOS devices do not Bluetooth pair with one another, I know you all know this. But Apple opened the door to pair in so many other ways to achieve things with this Smart Lock app......So the question is, well, wow, you all know what the questions are.... ;-( Come on, gang, if it isn’t obvious to you that many of us, in fact a majority of us, live in both the Apple-IOS and Google-Android worlds, then you all really do need to start spiking your coffee. Get the two things above fixed, and I really believe you as a dev tram have no idea how many people will start wielding their iPhones as a form of AP across all devices and platforms they log in from. Looking forward to the next iteration of Google Smart Lock that fixes these, and then to watch the explosion of use.
Review by David is Paul on Google Smart Lock.