iOS 17 Lets You Insert Contacts and Passwords into Any Text Field

[MacRumors]

Apple is making contact and password sharing a lot easier in iOS 17 by letting users insert them into any text field they encounter in the system.

When long pressing in a text box, a new "Insert" option appears in the pop-up menu. Tapping it brings up another menu with two additional new options: "Contacts" and "Passwords."

Choosing Contacts takes you straight to your contacts list for you to make your selection, while tapping Password takes you to your passwords keychain after authentication.

The feature was tipped to MacRumors by Aaronp613. iOS 17 is available now in beta for members of Apple's Developer Program, and will be publicly released later this year.

Article Link: iOS 17 Lets You Insert Contacts and Passwords into Any Text Field

 

[Frantisekj]

OMG I can not believe. My old feature phone could insert names and numbers into messages 20 years ago. There was not much reason to do that elsewhere I asked Apple for that for ages. iMessage apps for that purpose were unusable and only for iMessage. Apple made my day lol

 

[arekf]

This seems to only support iCloud Keychain for Passwords which renders the feature useless for people using third party password managers (probably most of them).

 

[UberTiger]

This seems to only support iCloud Keychain for Passwords which renders the feature useless for people using third party password managers (probably most of them).

Super lame if that's the case. Keychain is useless for anyone needing proper cross platform compatibility.

 

[tomnavratil]

This seems to only support iCloud Keychain for Passwords which renders the feature useless for people using third party password managers (probably most of them).

Yeah unless there's an open API for 1Password and others, this is not that great.

 

[sw1tcher]

Apple is making contact and password sharing a lot easier in iOS 17 by letting users insert them into any text field they encounter in the system.

Apple brings out password sharing after Netflix starts cracking down on password sharing. Too late. 🤣

 

[PsykX]

Choosing Contacts takes you straight to your contacts list for you to make your selection, while tapping Password takes you to your passwords keychain after authentication.

Does it actually reveal the password to the recipient, or does it just let them use it without knowing what it is ?
It seems like a bad implementation if it reveals it, honestly...

 

[svish]

Very useful feature. Glad to see this on iOS 17

 

[cupcakes2000]

Hope it works with 3rd party managers. It’s likely too though, being as though the rest of the auto fill system does.

 

[NT1440]

This seems to only support iCloud Keychain for Passwords which renders the feature useless for people using third party password managers (probably most of them).

1. Do you have more info on support?

2. Perhaps because it was just announced devs haven’t gotten to announce whatever API is needed to expand this support to their apps.

I know people have been on a kick about Apple “lock in” lately, but the last 2 years of new features have seemed to come with API’s from day one for 3rd parties to adopt. SharePlay frameworks come to mind…

 

[arekf]

1. Do you have more info on support?

2. Perhaps because it was just announced devs haven’t gotten to announce whatever API is needed to expand this support to their apps.

I know people have been on a kick about Apple “lock in” lately, but the last 2 years of new features have seemed to come with API’s from day one for 3rd parties to adopt. SharePlay frameworks come to mind…

Here's a screen recording from iPadOS 17. It directs straight to iCloud Keychain Passwords. There are no settings to override it. But I keep my fingers crossed this can be changed before final release.

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

YES PLEASE. It's the little things that count like this.

 

[ezekielelin]

Here's a screen recording from iPadOS 17. It directs straight to iCloud Keychain Passwords. There are no settings to override it. But I keep my fingers crossed this can be changed before final release.

And you can confirm that if you click the Passwords button that appears above the keyboard on a password field, it does show your 3rd party apps?

 

[arekf]

And you can confirm that if you click the Passwords button that appears above the keyboard on a password field, it does show your 3rd party apps?

Yes, I am using 1Password and it opens when I use button above keyboard.

 

[zetokore]

Apple, just make Keychain a full on 1Password/KeePass replacement already.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Apple, just make Keychain a full on 1Password/KeePass replacement already.

With Passkey coming, that’s more of a reason not to use an Apple only password manager.

Passkey is basically locking you into a platform. If you never want to leave Apple, go for it.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Yeah unless there's an open API for 1Password and others, this is not that great.

They seemed to be big on APIs this year so hopefully they didn't miss this one. They've been pretty good about it so far on both the Mac and iPhone.

 

[tomnavratil]

They seemed to be big on APIs this year so hopefully they didn't miss this one. They've been pretty good about it so far on both the Mac and iPhone.

Agreed. I think a lot of the new APIs are to comply with recent legislation pressures in both EU and the US to be honest. This gives them some points they can utilize against competitors but we shall see.

 

[NCSilverBear]

Apple is making contact and password sharing a lot easier in iOS 17 by letting users insert them into any text field they encounter in the system.

When long pressing in a text box, a new "Insert" option appears in the pop-up menu. Tapping it brings up another menu with two additional new options: "Contacts" and "Passwords."

Choosing Contacts takes you straight to your contacts list for you to make your selection, while tapping Password takes you to your passwords keychain after authentication.

The feature was tipped to MacRumors by Aaronp613. iOS 17 is available now in beta for members of Apple's Developer Program, and will be publicly released later this year.

Article Link: iOS 17 Lets You Insert Contacts and Passwords into Any Text Field

Sounds great and very welcome. If it works as advertised.

 

[ag_kevin]

With Passkey coming, that’s more of a reason not to use an Apple only password manager.

Passkey is basically locking you into a platform. If you never want to leave Apple, go for it.

This is actually not true. Passkeys will be exportable. https://hachyderm.io/@rmondello/110329118270492669

 

[Mr. Heckles]

This is actually not true. Passkeys will be exportable. https://hachyderm.io/@rmondello/110329118270492669

I’ll believe it when I see it.There are way more articles saying it won’t than ones that say it will.

 

[ag_kevin]

I’ll believe it when I see it.There are way more articles saying it won’t than ones that say it will.

Read the bio of the poster I linked to. This is why I'm likely to believe that over articles that speculate. Though I completely understand your skepticism.