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Apple is breaking out Keychain into a Passwords app

Passwords will allow users to store credentials in a single app.
Bill Lavoy
Bill Lavoy
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Apple rolled out its new Passwords app at its Worldwide Developer Conference today. The new app will allow users to store credentials for their devices and services in a single app.

An image showing the Apple Passwords app and all the services and devices it's compatible with

The Worldwide Developers Conference is underway with Apple’s keynote. During this showcase the company announced the new Passwords app. Passwords is an app that will be available on iOS, MacOS, and iPadOS. This app will allow users to store Wi-Fi passwords, app passwords, website passwords, verification codes, shared passwords, sign-in with Apple, and passkeys. While this may seem unappealing to some, the company did announce the ability to lock apps with its iOS 18 update expected later this year.

While Passwords is a notable feature coming to Apple devices, the company really blew the doors off when it announced the Calculator app was coming to iPadOS. For more news on everything related to WWDC, follow the Shacknews topic for Apple.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    June 10, 2024 11:35 AM

    Bill Lavoy posted a new article, Apple is breaking out Keychain into a Passwords app

    • megarust32 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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      June 10, 2024 6:40 PM

      Haha, love that last line.

      • multisync legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 11, 2024 6:11 AM

        The calculator app is pretty cool with handwriting recognition/shortcuts and conversions. We waited a long time for a native iPad app. Pretty cool!

        • ovrlrd legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 11, 2024 6:51 AM

          The math notes feature has nothing to do with the calculator app.

          In fact math notes has nothing to do with handwriting or the iPad (although it does work with it).

          Math notes work inside Apple Notes and you can type them on a keyboard and even on a Mac, it’s pretty awesome.

    • Chandler55 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 10, 2024 7:00 PM

      maybe ill switch from bitwarden so my passwords are locked behind touch id instead of a master password

      • boarder2 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 10, 2024 7:22 PM

        Bitwarden has biometric unlocking in settings.

        • orgcaptainnemo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 11, 2024 7:15 AM

          I use 1Password and it supports FaceID but you still have to enter your master password every 2 weeks. I think that’s actually a good feature though because it prevents you from forgetting it.

          • boarder2 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            June 11, 2024 7:24 AM

            Yeah, Authy does something similar.

          • electroly moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            June 11, 2024 7:29 AM

            you can save the 1Password master password in the iOS keychain and thus enter it with Face ID, defeating that feature. ain't nobody got time to type a master password on a phone keyboard :P

    • Trips legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 10, 2024 8:55 PM

      I like how he called out "and it's on Windows too!" trying to tap into that pc market share, get people hooked on a apple product, then upsell hardware later... Exactly what they should have done with android and iMessage

      • VectorJKL legacy 10 years
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        June 11, 2024 6:10 AM

        I would love for them to open iMessage to android, but it would need a subscription or a disclaimer that iMessage on android can only save to the local device. I have 10.3 GB of messages stored in iCloud. Lots of media gets sent back and forth within the family. Apple opening up for that media to be stored anywhere other than iCloud isn’t going to happen.

      • dopefish legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 11, 2024 7:32 AM

        Upselling hardware from a password manager is not what’s happening here, this isn’t an avenue to “hook new customers”.

        This is for people already in the Apple ecosystem that still need a windows computer from time to time. 99% of anyone that needs free password management is going to use whatever is built into chrome or edge without even realizing it.

        • Schnapple legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 11, 2024 8:01 AM

          Yeah my two thoughts in order were

          a) I could use this instead of 1Password
          b) But I still to have passwords on Windows

          And then

          c) Apple has a lot of work to do to make something as well done as 1Password so we'll see...

          • ninjase legacy 10 years
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            June 11, 2024 8:18 AM

            iOS keychain is pretty great on Apple devices as it is, it’s not like they’re starting from scratch. I don’t use 1password but I can’t think of anything where the iOS keychain is lacking

            • johnhead legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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              June 11, 2024 11:19 AM

              the best part about 1pw is when there is a hack or data breech the app will show me accounts that are compromised and what I need to fix. does apple do that?

              • multisync legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                June 11, 2024 11:22 AM

                Yes Apple does that in keychain already.

    • ninjase legacy 10 years
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      June 10, 2024 9:15 PM

      I always would run in to some dumb bug where I’d type “passwords” in settings to search for it and like 25% of the time it won’t show in the results, it’s so maddening

    • ForcedEvolutionaryVirus legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      June 11, 2024 7:58 AM

      I'd use it if it worked on Windows!

    • ForcedEvolutionaryVirus legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      June 11, 2024 8:16 AM

      Anyone try this on windows yet? Is it available? I might switch

      • ninjase legacy 10 years
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        June 11, 2024 8:17 AM

        I’m using a chrome extension right not but it’s kinda hit or miss, I’m 100% jumping on this if / when it’s available for windows

        • johnhead legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 11, 2024 10:55 AM

          I would be hesitant to leave another tool given how horrible the icloud app has been lately on windows

      • Chandler55 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 11, 2024 9:13 AM

        windows is just the icloud for windows app, it’s the same as before

      • johnhead legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 11, 2024 10:55 AM

        requires the icloud app to be installed and that app has a lot of issues. look at the reviews on the windows store

    • Chandler55 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 11, 2024 11:02 AM

      hmm one thing i like about apple is the hide my email feature. I forgot that those accounts dont get transferred to my bitwarden

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