You might be already familiar with password managers like 1Password and LastPass. But do you know iPhones come with their very own password manager? It is called iCloud Keychain. When you enter your password on a website, iPhone offers you to save the password in Keychain. Once saved, next time you will have to log in at that site, you are no longer required to enter the password. Occasionally, you might want to find and view saved passwords on your iPhone so you can use the password manually on a different device. Here is how you can find and view saved passwords on your iPhone. Read More: How to Change IP Address on iPhone
How to Find Saved Passwords on iPhone
There are two ways to find saved passwords on iPhone. You can find the saved passwords from the Settings app or Siri. I have explained both ways so you can pick the one at your convenience.
From Settings
iCloud Keychain doesn’t have a separate app. It appears in the Password section of the default Settings app. Below are the steps to find saved passwords on iPhone from Settings. Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone. Step 2: Under Settings, scroll down to Passwords and select it. Step 3: Now, your iPhone will try to Scan your Face ID or Touch ID depending on the iPhone model. You can also enter your iPhone Passcode. Step 4: Once you authenticate yourself using any method, you will find all your saved usernames and passwords. The list will include your passwords across all the websites and apps you have saved passwords on your iPhone. That’s all you need to do to find saved passwords on your iPhone. Read More: How to Stop Apps From Launching at Startup on Mac
Using Siri
If you don’t want to go through all the hassle of finding passwords using Settings, you can use Siri to find saved passwords on your iPhone. Press Side Button or Say Hey Siri to activate Siri on your iPhone. Once Siri is activated and listening, say, “Hey Siri, show my passwords.” Now Siri will directly take you to the Password Settings page. If you want to find passwords of a specific website or app, say, “Hey Siri, what is my … password?” Replace … with app or website name. This time Siri will take you to the password page of that app website or app. Do remind you will need to authenticate yourself using any of the methods, whether Face ID, Touch ID or Passcode, to enter the Password Settings page.
How to View Saved Passwords on iPhone
Above are the steps to find saved passwords on iPhone. But what if you want to view the saved passwords. If you have forgotten the password of a website or an app, it is possible to view saved passwords and copy them to log in to that account without resetting the password. Below are the steps to view saved passwords on iPhone. Step 1: Launch the built-in Settings app on your iPhone. Step 2: Once you are in the Settings app, scroll down to Password and tap on it. Step 3: Your iPhone will scan your face using Face ID or ask you to authenticate using Touch ID or Passcode. Complete the authentication process to enter the password Settings page. Step 4: On the Password Settings page, you will see the complete list of saved passwords on your iPhone. Tap on the website or app name you want to view the password. Step 5: You will now see the username you have used on that website or app and the password. You will also know the date you had last modified the password. Step 6: iCloud Keychain will also show Security recommendations. If you are using a compromised or reused password, a warning will appear on the screen. You can tap on Change Password on the Website to change the password and remove the warning. After following the above steps, you will be able to view saved passwords on your iPhone.
How to Delete Saved Passwords on iPhone
If you have a lot of saved passwords on your iPhone. You might want to delete those saved passwords. Follow these steps and delete saved passwords on iPhone. Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Step 2: In the Settings, scroll until you find Passwords, and once you do, tap on it. Step 3: Your iPhone will try to authenticate using Face ID, Touch ID, or Passcode. Complete the authentication to go on the password settings page. Step 4: On the Password Settings page, you will see the list of all the saved passwords on your iPhone. Step 5: To delete a saved password, tap on the website or app name you want to delete the password. Step 6: On the next screen, scroll down to Delete Password and tap on it. Step 7: A confirmation prompt will appear; tap on Delete to delete the saved password on your iPhone. You can follow the same steps to delete any website or app’s saved password on your iPhone.
Final Words
iCloud Keychain is a free password manager available on every iPhone. One can use it to save passwords like full-fledged password managers. If you have saved passwords to Keychain, you might want to find and view those passwords. You might also want to delete a few of those saved passwords. Above in this article, I have added the required steps to Find, View and Delete saved passwords on iPhone.
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