Automatically fill in strong passwords on iPhone
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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When you sign up for services on websites and in apps, you can let iPhone create strong passwords for many of your accounts.
iPhone stores the passwords in iCloud Keychain and fills them in for you automatically, so you don’t have to memorize them.
Note: Instead of creating an account and password, use Sign in with Apple when a participating app or website invites you to set up an account. Sign in with Apple uses the Apple ID you already have, and it limits the information shared about you.
Create a strong password for a new account
- On the new account screen for the website or app, enter a new account name.
For supported websites and apps, iPhone suggests a unique, complex password.
- Do one of the following:
- To later allow iPhone to automatically fill in the password for you, tap Yes when you’re asked if you want to save the password.
Note: For iPhone to create and store passwords, iCloud Keychain must be turned on. Go to Settings > [ your name ] > iCloud > Keychain.
Automatically fill in a saved password
- On the sign-in screen for the website or app, tap the account name field.
- Do one of the following:
- Tap the account suggested at the bottom of the screen or near the top of the keyboard.
- Tap , tap Other Passwords, then tap an account.
The password is filled in. To see the password, tap .
To enter an account or password that isn’t saved, tap on the sign-in screen.
View your saved passwords
To view the password for an account, tap it.
You can also view your passwords without asking Siri. Do one of the following, then tap an account to view its password:
- Go to Settings > Passwords.
- On a sign-in screen, tap .
Prevent iPhone from automatically filling in passwords
Go to Settings > Passwords > AutoFill Passwords, then turn off AutoFill Passwords.