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macOS Sonoma Brings Apple Password Manager to Third-Party Browsers

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The macOS Sonoma update that is in testing allows Mac owners who opt to use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or another browser to use Apple's Password Manager for filling passwords.

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Developers and public beta testers running macOS Sonoma can use their iCloud Keychain passwords with non-Safari browsers at this time, autofilling passwords and one-time codes. Third-party browsers can also save new passwords.


Apple has made an iCloud Passwords Chrome extension available for macOS Sonoma users, and it can be downloaded and installed to access Apple passwords on the Chrome browser or any Chromium-based browser. Apple has also provided an extension for Microsoft Edge users.

Google and other browser developers are also working on implementing support for Passkeys, the password alternative that Apple introduced last year.

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I would suggest using a 3rd party password manager - e.g 1Password, Bitwarden and other options [NOT Lastpass]
If your phone is stolen and your password changed [as is too easy to do], you would have no 2nd layer protection if you use the built-in keychain.
 
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h.gilbert said:
nope sorry, passwords will still remain in my head. nice try tim apple
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You realise that is the least secure method of password storage? If you memorise them all, they need to be easy to remember, and you will have to reuse them. I have 500+ passwords saved in Bitwarden, which are all unique and securely encrypted. If you have to remember all passwords at best, you'll be able to remember 10 if you are really good.
 
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Is the main reason folks don’t like Safari it’s lack of Extensions/Customization?

I’ve used Safari for many years and think it works really well, it’s fast, sleek and works well within the ecosystem.

I’m not a big Extension user (I use two at the moment, ad-block, tracking prevention)
 
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Uhm hope firefox gets it.

I did wonder about this like a week ago when I decided to ditch Safari (it stalls on me browsing reddit/youtube sometimes and needs to be relaunched, super annoying) and landed on Firefox due to privacy concerns with Chrome. Miss that keychain, though.
 
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breather said:
Is the main reason folks don’t like Safari it’s lack of Extensions/Customization?

I’ve used Safari for many years and think it works really well, it’s fast, sleek and works well within the ecosystem.

I’m not a big Extension user (I use two at the moment, ad-block, tracking prevention)
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I think the main reason is how extensions work. There are also some sites that just don't work well with anything but chrome (very niche ones like games usually, but I bump into it as an internet addict).
 
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breather said:
Is the main reason folks don’t like Safari it’s lack of Extensions/Customization?

I’ve used Safari for many years and think it works really well, it’s fast, sleek and works well within the ecosystem.

I’m not a big Extension user (I use two at the moment, ad-block, tracking prevention)
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Exactly that, but also Arc for me adds a lot of useful features.
 
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symphony said:
Can Apple actually make a password manager app that's universal and supports more than just website passwords? Please Tim
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they should but i don't see it happening. i stopped using keychain a while back after switching to 1password and couldn't have been happier. it's one of the applications i actually am okay paying a subscription for. the utility of it is nuts.
 
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breather said:
Is the main reason folks don’t like Safari it’s lack of Extensions/Customization?
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Yes. I use Firefox and swapped from Safari a few years ago, Two reasons:
1) cookie management and containers (the new Safari Profiles isn't the same)
2) uBlock Origin support (a brilliant ad blocker)

Although Apple haven't released a keychain extension for Firefox (yet?) I will probably stick with Bitwarden as it's much more flexible.

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Uhm hope firefox gets it.

I did wonder about this like a week ago when I decided to ditch Safari (it stalls on me browsing reddit/youtube sometimes and needs to be relaunched, super annoying) and landed on Firefox due to privacy concerns with Chrome. Miss that keychain, though.
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Same for me when I first switched. Then I discovered Bitwarden and haven't looked back. It can do things like enter multiple bits of info for those rare websites which require more than just user/pass, and it can input my router's password which keychain refuses to do - it insists that the router password box isn't for a password and there's no way to tell it that it actually is.
 
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