Apple Will Unveil a New Password App at WWDC
Password managers are a great way to improve your online security, and more and more companies are starting to include them in their software. Even Apple already has free password management features hidden in iOS, Mac, and Safari, but getting to them can be a little difficult. Now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company is looking to bring its own Passwords app to competitors like LastPass or 1Password .
Gurman’s anonymous sources call it simply “Passwords.” The app will ship with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. It will use the same iCloud Keychain technology used in Apple’s current password management systems, but users won’t have to dig into their settings. to get to him more.
As with iCloud Keychain, users will be able to create and store login information, share passwords, and store access keys in addition to passwords.
They will also be able to store passwords by category, meaning all streaming logins or social media logins can be grouped together. Currently, iCloud Keychain stores passwords in alphabetical order.
In addition to passwords, the app will also be able to handle two-factor verification codes, allowing it to perform the same function as Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator.
Whether there will be other new features, such as Proton Pass darknet protection , is unclear. However, basic use promises to be secure, as iCloud Keychain already allows users to store an unlimited number of passwords.
Besides the usual suspects, the app will also work on the Vision Pro headset and, surprisingly, on Windows computers. The move could prompt Microsoft to update its Credential Manager , the free password manager built into Windows that, like iCloud Keychain, is currently hidden in the Settings apps.
Gurman says the new app will be announced as part of Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday, although I expect artificial intelligence to be a major focus of the event.