What to know

  • To sync passwords in Apple’s Passwords app, make sure to enable iCloud Passwords and Keychains from Settings > (account name) > iCloud from your device. 
  • All saved passwords on the device will be synced to your iCloud and made available in the Apple Passwords app. 

Apple’s Passwords app, which relies on iCloud Keychain, lets you save, sign in with, and access all your passwords from one place. With iCloud now available on all major platforms, you can basically save your passwords from any device to iCloud and have them available in Apple’s Passwords app. But, to get this magic to work, you’ll need to ensure that the right settings are enabled. Here’s how to make sure of that. 

How to sync passwords in Apple Passwords app

Regardless of the device you’re on, if you want your passwords to sync to the Apple Passwords app, you’ll need to enable iCloud Passwords and Keychain. 

Here’s how you can enable iCloud Passwords and Keychain on different devices.

How to enable iCloud Passwords and Keychain on iPhone or iPad

To allow syncing of passwords on your iPhone or iPad, you need to enable the password syncing feature on your device. Here’s how.

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Tap on your name and select iCloud.
  3. In the ‘Saved to iCloud’ section, select Passwords (or Passwords and Keychain).
  4. Here, enable Sync this iPhone. 

How to enable iCloud Passwords and Keychain on Mac

To allow syncing of passwords on your Mac, you need to enable “Passwords & Keychain” syncing on your device. Here’s how.

  1. Select the Apple menu and open System Settings (or System Preferences). 
  2. Click on your name. Then select iCloud.
  3. Enable Passwords & Keychain.
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How to enable iCloud Passwords and Keychain on Windows

To allow syncing of passwords on Windows PC to your Apple account, you need to enable it in iCloud on your device. Here’s how.

  1. On iCloud’s Windows app, click on Passwords and Keychain.
  2. Enable Sync your passwords to the iCloud Passwords app. Click Done.

As long as you have the sync option enabled for iCloud Passwords and Keychain, all your saved passwords will be available on Apple’s Passwords app.