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iOS 26: Save Physical Card Details in Wallet App

mariusfanu said:
You can also access it in iOS 26 via:

1. Wallet -> ... -> AutoFill
2. Settings -> Wallet & Apple Pay -> AutoFillCards
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For one, maybe you don't use auto fill functions or safari. So yeah, not a big deal, but they are just highlighting some new changes or functionality in the new beta.
 
CalMin said:
I can't figure out why this feature isn't included in the passwords app. I mean, most password managers already offer some version of it.

Ever since I switched to Apple's passwords app from 1Password (and before that, LastPass), I've really missed the credit card storage function. There's an app in the App Store called Access that handles this, but it would be so much better to have everything consolidated in one app.
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I can’t understand how it would make sense to have this function in the Apple Passwords app since 1Password and others have it in their app. The problem is it makes more sense to have it in an app designed to store and use card information like Wallet. Maybe at some point the Wallet and Passwords app will be combined. It could be called Apple Safe
 
CalMin said:
I can't figure out why this feature isn't included in the passwords app. I mean, most password managers already offer some version of it.

Ever since I switched to Apple's passwords app from 1Password (and before that, LastPass), I've really missed the credit card storage function. There's an app in the App Store called Access that handles this, but it would be so much better to have everything consolidated in one app.
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Ahh! This explains why I don't get the appeal here. I didn't realize Apple Passwords doesn't have this ability.
(I use 1Password)
 
hieranonymous said:
I don’t understand how this is in any way different from going into Safari’s Autofill settings and viewing the relevant card info stored there.
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You use Safari?!?!?
Personally I welcome this addition and wish it was already a thing, or added to 18, since it seems like a pretty simple QoL update
 
nuff_said said:
Definitely a step in the right direction. Would still recommend carrying any physical card with you until the business, agency, or offices confirm digital copies are accepted.
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I don't really think that's the point of this - it's more like where you don't have your card to hand but need the details, like when you're paying for something over the phone or making an online payment which doesn't properly support ApplePay so you have to manually enter the card's expiry date and CVV number. I don't think it's intended to provide a digital version of a card.
 
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Lizzard899 said:
Another reason why apple is slowly going downhill. I predict they will go out of business by 2030. This is non sense. I like that you can just add a new card by taking a photo of the card and it doing the rest on its own. Now they want u to physically type in the information? Sounds lame
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And this is why you don’t own a business. You can still take a photo to add cards…this is primarily for the 3 digit security codes, or if you need to change an expiration date with a new card or something. Apple will not go out of business just because you don’t comprehend a feature lol
 
Will this change help make it easier for app developers to auto-fill credit cards? There's still so many sites and apps that don't allow for autofill and you have to manually type everything which is annoying.
 
hieranonymous said:
I don’t understand how this is in any way different from going into Safari’s Autofill settings and viewing the relevant card info stored there.
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The autofill is actually a separate tool and doesn’t show cards added to Apple Pay.

I haven’t upgraded to iOS 26, but from the article it sounds that the Autofill and Wallet’s physical card are still separate. It would make sense to have cards added to Apple Pay to be automatically available to Safari’s Autofill.

The article didn’t mention it but I assume that new cards added to Apple Pay at least automatically have their physical card numbers added to Wallet.
 
Velli said:
Different features. There are situations where you can’t autofill. For instance when I buy something on my company PC.

This will be one of my favourite new features. It is literally the only reason I carry my wallet. Where I live, drivers license and medical ID is already on the phone.
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gomichaelgo said:
I could be mistaken, but the auto fill function works when you are online to fill it out, but you still put in your ssd (or whatever that 3 digit code is) and it masks out some numbers. This on the other hand stores the full information for you locked away, so if you need to manually enter all CC info, you have it available. For example, if you are out and about and don't have your card, you can pull this up and get the 16 digit card number, expiration, and ccv to have the retailer manually enter.
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ipedro said:
This fills a gap for people complaining that the Passwords app can only store passwords. Well, it's in the name. It's not meant to store other information. The Wallet app is a much more intuitive place to store card numbers and other secure information.

Now, all it really needs is the ability to scan a card that can't otherwise be added to Wallet like loyalty cards that don't have an "Add to Wallet" capability. They're often just UPC or QR codes that the Wallet app should be able to recreate because they're made using open standards.
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That's why it makes more sense for physical card details to be stored in the Passwords app. Safari autofill in the Settings app is difficult to access when you need the physical number and there's no Wallet app on Mac.

Not only that the Wallet app scans Safari autofill when adding a card and the Settings app links to the Wallet cards when making iTunes purchases.

They're just further fragmenting it by having the same details stored in two different places.
 
tennisproha said:
That's why it makes more sense for physical card details to be stored in the Passwords app. Safari autofill in the Settings app is difficult to access when you need the physical number and there's no Wallet app on Mac.

Not only that the Wallet app scans Safari autofill when adding a card and the Settings app links to the Wallet cards when making iTunes purchases.

They're just further fragmenting it by having the same details stored in two different places.
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Disagree. It would feel a lot more fragmented to go to one app to use the card and another app to see the details of the card. I agree it would make sense to integrate the info that Safari uses, but then Safari should lift the info from Wallet. Which likely has security issues, for webshops without Apple Pay support.
 
I’m glad to see this. I received a virtual rebate card for a product I bought and it is difficult to spend exactly $20. I tried at the grocery store to have them split a purchase but the debit card wouldn’t work. The card issuer said if the debit didn’t work, try credit. That didn’t work. I then went on vacation and forgot about it until I returned. I could no longer find the email for the virtual card and was stuck not knowing the pin or expiration date though I knew it would expire soon. No way to look up the info in the Apple Pay app. I did end up finding a solution. I used the virtual car to purchase $20 in gasoline using the credit option. Never did hear back from the card issuer.
 
Velli said:
Disagree. It would feel a lot more fragmented to go to one app to use the card and another app to see the details of the card. I agree it would make sense to integrate the info that Safari uses, but then Safari should lift the info from Wallet. Which likely has security issues, for webshops without Apple Pay support. I'm fine with Safari autofill
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You already go to one app to use the card and another app to see the details of the card. The problem with moving Safari autofill to Wallet is that the Mac would then need a Wallet app. Passwords makes the most sense as the central place for all sensitive data.
 
tennisproha said:
You already go to one app to use the card and another app to see the details of the card so it can't get any more fragmented. The problem with moving Safari autofill to Wallet is that the Mac would then need a Wallet app. Passwords makes the most sense as the central place for all sensitive data.
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I CAN’T go to an app to see the details of the card, isn’t that the whole point?

I don’t care about autofill I Safari. If I want to use my card at Walmart, I go to Wallet. If I want to use my card on my Windows computer, why would I not go to Wallet? Wallet has a nice picture of my card, it’s only logical that that’s where I go to see the data from said card.

Autofill is Safari. Passwords is Passwords. Credit card is Wallet. The only meaningful way to simplify that is to let Safari autofill from Wallet. To split my credit card into Wallet and Passwords, to let Safari pick up info from Passwords? Doesn’t make sense, at all.
 
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