Apple passwords deserve an app

Post by notlukesky » Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 7:46 PM UTC

baby wrote: post #123

hnrodey wrote: post #4

I 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…

I use chrome to manage passwords on all my devices, it works well except for apps. When I'm trying to get a password for an app in iOS, I just switch to chrome to get the password. Same if my password was from registering from an app and I'm in Chrome. Rinse and repeat and now my passwords are in both password managers. As for TOTP, if I lose my phone I don't know what will happen.

Post by JustSomeNobody » Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 7:47 PM UTC

hnrodey wrote: post #4

I 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…

Post by JPws_Prntr_Fngr » Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 7:48 PM UTC

vanilla_nut wrote: post #73

X-Istence wrote: post #16

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> I use Safari a lot but if I'm in a different browser then my passwords are unavailable. Chrome used to be tied into Keychain but they went their own way a long time ago, which is a damn shame.

I believe Apple only lets you use certain APIs (like Keychain) if you distribute only through the App Store. That policy has really killed a lot of functionality on macOS. I suspect it will cause fiction on iOS when the EU forces them to allow alternative install sources. Personally, it grates me when Apple cripples functionality this way to try to keep us stuck in their platform. Can't use Firefox with Keychain. You…

Post by 9dev » Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 7:49 PM UTC

kccqzy wrote: post #118

whstl wrote: post #17

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There seems to be a Google Chrome extension called "iCloud Passwords" but it only has two stars, so I don't think you'll be positively surprised. Also, on iPhone it's ok-ish but on Mac the experience is a subpar too: Keychain, the app you use to view your passwords, feels like a 90s Visual Basic application. Plus you can't organize your accounts, and even if you prefix them to "sort by name", the special name you giv…

What's wrong with Keychain Access? It hasn't changed its appearance since more than a decade. That's a good thing for familiarity. Early Mac OS X apps have incredibly good design that doesn't waste space.

Post by mmmmmbop » Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 7:50 PM UTC

ehsankia wrote: post #49

sylens wrote: post #39

Even if macOS and iOS are my primary work (and personal) platforms these days, I still like a solution that works great on Windows, Linux, and Android as well. I'm pretty happy with 1Password - it does all of the things mentioned in this article with more platform support

Exactly, this is why many of the Apple services are useless unless you are 110% in their ecosystem. At least Apple Music is the one app they somehow made available on Android and Windows.