eli5 Password manager apps

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I‘d not consider myself technologically unsavvy but I can‘t really understand how a password managing app on my phone can keep my passwords safe?
By that I don‘t mean what kind of encryption technology is used, I just can‘t believe that I really CAN trust a company not giving/selling all my passwords (or losing them to a hack).
That‘s also the reason why I never use apples pw manager for example.

Am I overly cautious? Is it safe to store my passwords in a pw manager app?

Maybe someone that understands the technology/encryption behind such apps can help me

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Reasons to use one:

1. Security. Randomized, long, and unique passwords for each account make you more secure. You can also use random passwords for answers to security questions and store those in a good password manager’s account entry as a note or something. A good PW manager encrypts these in such a way that they are not accessible by them or a bad actor.
2. Portability. Your passwords are everywhere with you, on all your devices.
3. Shareability. My family uses Bitwarden, and that way my wife and I can share passwords with each other while also having our own set.

The most annoying thing about this is when you have to enter a 20-digit random-character password somewhere while reading it off of your phone. But that’s pretty rare, TBH, and doesn’t negate the massive security benefits.

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