Apple’s Passwords app has recently made its way to the Apple ecosystem as part of theiOS 18andmacOS Sequoiabetas. Whether you’re on the fence about switching to Apple’s password manager, or you’ve already imported your passwords toApple Passwords, there are a few interesting features to know about the app.
Keeping all of your passwords saved and safely generated is nice, but what about when you want to share an account with somebody? That’s where things can get a little more complicated. In typical Apple fashion, Apple’s Passwords solves this in a very simple manner. That is, so long as anyone you want to share with is also within the Apple ecosystem.
Apple Passwords
The native password management tool across Apple products, including the iPhone, the iPad, the Mac, and the Vision Pro.
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How to set up shared groups
Easily share passwords with friends, family, and colleagues
One of the best features within Apple’s Passwords is setting up shared password groups. With a shared password group, you can select specific logins that can be shared between you and other iOS users. A no-brainer instance of this is creating a group for your family to share passwords for streaming services, or at least for the ones that still allowpassword sharing. Within the Passwords app, this is easy enough to do.
With the group created, you can add or remove people at any time, as well as add or remove logins. Any passwords you select to share will have a small shared icon next to them in your larger password log. Other members of the group can contribute passwords as well, and they will show up with a label for who added it to the group.
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How to share Wi-Fi passwords
Write down your Wi-Fi password no longer!
Sharing Wi-Fi passwords has almost always been annoying. Technically speaking, the iPhone has had features to make this easier for quite a while. The problem is, these features have been buried away in the settings app, like much of the Passwords app functionality has been. With the Passwords app, sharing your Wi-Fi passwords with guests is easier than ever.
Once you have the Wi-Fi network you’re going to share selected, you have two options. The most prominent option displayed is to show a networkQR code. This QR code will work for both Androids and iPhones alike, and is the absolute simplest way to share a Wi-Fi password with the Passwords app.
Passwords from the Passwords app cannot be shared via screenshot. When you try to screenshot them, your iPhone will automatically blank them out of the picture.
Your other option for sharing is to tap the password field under the Wi-Fi network, and select “Share.” From here, you’ll be able to share the network’s SSID and password with someone via your iPhone’s share sheet. If you prefer, you can also simply copy the password to your clipboard and share it however you please.
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