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## updatePassword() function

Updates the user's password.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function updatePassword(user: User, newPassword: string): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  user | [User](./auth.user.md) | The user. |
|  newPassword | string | The new password. |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

Important: this is a security sensitive operation that requires the user to have recently signed in. If this requirement isn't met, ask the user to authenticate again and then call [reauthenticateWithCredential()](./auth.reauthenticatewithcredential.md)<!-- -->.