I switched from lastpass to bitwarden - bitwarden is light years better IMO. I hope Apple gets this right.
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Apple to Launch Standalone 'Passwords' App in iOS 18 and macOS 15
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Plenty of people haven’t grown up around technology. No need to characterize them negatively.
So long as we can still use keychain access I don’t care what extra interface they put on top of it
Can’t store memo items, can’t store files, can’t create independent vaults, can’t add pictures to entries. And can’t use with an open source software if Apple servers fail (which we know happens often with iCloud tab issues) .
And you have a to store in a server. I prefer local sync that doesn’t sit on a 3rd party server.
To me, it’s always been DOA for these reasons.
Cross-platform (I use Windows at work), family sharing, very robust security, storing non-password things (secure notes, credit card information, wifi passwords, drivers licenses) and continued development bringing new features. If Apple can match this with their app, I'll switch, but it's gonna take a lot to impress me in this area due to how good 1Password has been for me.
Competition is always good, and if Apple’s new offering does the job and saves folks some subscription expense, that’s awesome. But I won’t be leaving 1Password yet (though I agree, the Safari extension has gotten worse, and Electron apps suck).
1Password, in addition to supporting file attachments and other niceties, has the concept of multiple “vaults”, some shared, some private, which I don’t think Apple’s existing offerings do (correct me if I am wrong). This allows me to have a “family” vault and a “spousal” vault, in addition to my private one. My kids several states away have secure access to stuff we all share, and my wife has up to date passwords for our financial and legal stuff. All synched securely and end to end encrypted. For our use-case that’s a huge differntiator.
Other third party password apps probably offer similar things too; I can only speak to my own experiences.
But again, if Apple’s current or forthcoming solution works for you, rock on!
1Password, in addition to supporting file attachments and other niceties, has the concept of multiple “vaults”, some shared, some private, which I don’t think Apple’s existing offerings do (correct me if I am wrong). This allows me to have a “family” vault and a “spousal” vault, in addition to my private one. My kids several states away have secure access to stuff we all share, and my wife has up to date passwords for our financial and legal stuff. All synched securely and end to end encrypted. For our use-case that’s a huge differntiator.
Other third party password apps probably offer similar things too; I can only speak to my own experiences.
But again, if Apple’s current or forthcoming solution works for you, rock on!
As a Mac user, I don't get what was wrong with the old Keychain Access that Apple felt inclined to create a second password manager (that depends on iCloud! could that be it?) than improving it.
They removed the generate memorable passwords option a couple of releases ago and never brought it back.
They removed the generate memorable passwords option a couple of releases ago and never brought it back.
I like the Passwords “app”. Hope the update lets you:
1. automatically share new passwords with a group
2. import/export from any device
1. automatically share new passwords with a group
2. import/export from any device
Anything you create on any platform is open to be taken down. You people will complain if {company} doesn't add a feature to their platform and if they do. People have been crying about this since the Sherlock days.
Yeah cause MS, Google or any of the Linux distros have never added on enhancements to their OS that already existed as a program or hack.Sherlocked lol. Apple doing what apple does best, stealing other app ideas.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a now-defunct file and web search tool created by Apple for the "classic" Mac OS, and carried through to early versions of Mac OS X. Sherlock was introduced in 1998 with Mac OS 8.5 as an extension of Finder's file searching capabilities.www.google.com
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What about tvOS, its not like anyone that owns/uses a AppleTV doesn't have a variety of accounts that wouldn't benefit from a password management app.
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You can opt not to include Passwords in your iCloud sync. In fact the first time it asks if you want to sync the file.
Having it for windows is big. The need to type my password on other platforms is what often keeps me from using long random generated passwords. Now that might not be an issue. Unfortunately too late to save some of my accounts which have already been hacked due to common passwords, but still a great step from Apple.
I don't blame anyone for not knowing. Why would someone think the SETTINGS app would be where you go to manage passwords??
It's interesting that the article mentions the new app coming to "Windows PCs." What's up with that?
I'd hope that even very non-pro Mac users know how to press Command + Spacebar and type in "Passwords"… I'm probably naïve?
I use Bitwarden. In my MacBook I use the Brave browser. And the Bitwarden extension is great. I hope Apple makes an extension for this.