Apple passwords deserve an app
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Apple passwords deserve an app
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Re: Apple passwords deserve an app
#2I really like Apple's implementation of passwords, passkeys, etc. But...I had a hard time explaining this to my mom.
She uses it to generate her passwords and fill-in within Safari which is great!
But there's no "Passwords" app, and she didn't know to go into Settings to reference a password when Safari doesn't recognize a password field (probably the website's fault).
2FA is also a confusing experience, but 2FA is also just confusing enough for her where Apple isn't really the problem here.
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#3What the actual flying fuck, the apple password thing supports TOTP! That's great! (And a sad testament to how poorly the discoverability is on some ios features)
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#4I tried going all-in on using iCloud Keychain (correct term?) for my passwords from having previously used LastPass.
In short.
1. The experience on Windows is terrible. They can claim it's cross-platform but it's truly a sub-par product.
2. On Mac it's tied specifically to Safari. I use Safari a lot but if I'm in a different browser then my passwords are unavailable.
3. The GUI is buried in System Settings. Heaven forbid you need search it's only a simple 37 clicks away!
I think those were my big complaints. If you are 100% Mac then it's a good product. Going outside of the walled Apple garden leaves a lot to be desired.
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#5I guess everyone is over the anti-"self-preferencing" policy push over the past few years and is back to normal. Sherlocking is in fact good.
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#6I still miss Mozilla Lockwise.
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#7I've always used Keychain Access to view/manage passwords. If they cleaned up the UI a bit it'd do pretty much exactly what Cabel is talking about here.
Re: Apple passwords deserve an app
#8I tried going all-in on using iCloud Keychain (correct term?) for my passwords from having previously used LastPass. In short. 1. The experience on Windows is terrible. They can claim it's cross-platform but it's truly a sub-par product. 2. On Mac it's tied specifically to Safari. I use Safari a lot but if I'm in a different browser then my passwords are unavailable. 3. The GUI is buried in System Settings. Heaven fo…
> If you are 100% Mac then it's a good product. Going outside of the walled Apple garden leaves a lot to be desired.
I think Apple would consider this "working as designed."
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#9I will tell my family to use iCloud Keychain the day when it works across all major browsers and OSes. Or at least that they provide an API to sync with other password managers.
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#10They already have an app, Keychain Access, but for weird reasons they integrated the new features into System Setting instead of expanding the existing app.