And while the manager will serve passwords automatically in apps and websites, there are instances where I need to go into the app to retrieve and share a password for a shared family service. I absolutely don’t want to navigate the Settings app to get to passwords. I’m not using the current iPhone password manager because of the experience.
That’s another reason to keep 1Password around even after an iPhone Passwords app becomes reality. And 1Password lets you save more data than logins, something Apple doesn’t necessarily have to copy.
Yes, you can import and export passwords from one to the other. As a long-time 1Password user and fan, I’m not saying I’d ditch the third-party app in favor of Apple’s. Image source: Apple You won’t have to ditch 1PasswordĪs for savvy iPhone users who already use 1Password to save their passwords (and other sensitive data), a brand new iPhone Passwords app could come in handy. And you’ll have passkey support built into the iPhone, the password-less security standard that has just started rolling out.Īpple is introducing passkeys on iOS 16 and macOS Ventura. In this case you won’t care about username and password combinations. You can also use your Apple ID to sign into apps. It’s not just the password manager that protects you on iPhone.
In time, iPhone users would get more comfortable using Apple’s full suite of security features. The current password manager already informs you if a username/password combination is at risk. IPhone users might start saving passwords to the new app and change the passwords that might have been breached in previous security incidents. They would check the app and its features, which might be enough to get them to overhaul their password security approach. By placing a Passwords app on the home screen, Apple will make people who still recycle passwords curious about the new app. The first category would be the biggest winners. Image source: 1Password An iPhone Passwords app would benefit Apple’s security and privacy marketing
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