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Description
The new Passwords app in iOS 18 makes it easier than ever to check if your passwords are secure and identify potential security risks. In this video, I show you how to use the app to find compromised passwords, change weak ones, and prevent future security breaches. Learn how to take control of your password security and make sure your online accounts are protected with iOS 18.
Transcript
The new Passwords app on iOS 18 is a really convenient way to check that your passwords are safe and secure. With this new security box feature, when you tap on it, it will give you a list of passwords that iOS believes may be insecure. You’ll see that I’ve got a lot of passwords here—please don’t panic! These are all very, very old, and many of them have since changed, but I haven’t synchronised it yet.
Anyway, if I tap on one of these, for example, the British Gas one, you’ll see a reason at the top for why this password is insecure. In this example, it’s because that password has been found in a data breach at some stage, and the iPhone has recognised that the password I’ve used has also been leaked. This is obviously really serious, so what I would need to do is tap on ‘Edit Password’, which will take me to the website in question where I can simply log in and make a change.
But that’s not the only reason you might get a security alert for your passwords. In another example, you’ll see that my password has been used on multiple other websites—i.e., I’ve used the same password more than once. While that’s something we all do, we really shouldn’t, because if one of your passwords is leaked, potentially all of them could be compromised. Again, there’s a button there to change that password, and I can go and do that if needed.
The third reason I’ve got a security alert is because this password is simply too easy to guess. It’s not very long and isn’t very secure—in fact, it was actually for a demo account I made, and the password was ‘1234’. You can see why it’s warning me about that one.
I imagine that for most people, you’re not going to get 500 alerts like I have, but it really is worth spending a bit of time going through this list and making sure your passwords are all secure. That’s certainly what I’m going to be doing soon. And if you’re someone who’s curious to find out what else your iPhone is capable of, I really would suggest you check out the book at the link down below. It’s called ‘100 QuickTips for iOS 18’, and I guarantee you’ll learn loads of things you never knew your iPhone could do!
About Passwords
The Passwords app provides a secure way for users to store, manage and autofill their login credentials across apps and websites. It includes features like passkey support, password sharing with trusted contacts and integration with iCloud Keychain for syncing passwords securely between devices.
Video Details
This QuickTip video was recorded on an iPhone 15 Pro Max
running iOS 18.1.
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Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!
iPhone and iCloud are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. Whilst I have done my best to list all applicable trademarks for this video, in the (hopefully unlikely) event that I have missed any you can find a full list of trademarks registered to Apple Inc. here.
Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!
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