Google announced that Chrome for iOS now supports passwords, meaning you can sync your logins from other devices more easily. With iOS and iPadOS support added Chrome now syncs this new sign-in mechanism across all device types, including Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS.
Once you create a password for a website or app, you can log in to that service using a fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN, or plan. This removes the need to use passwords to access your account, which, in theory, makes it harder for hackers to breach your account. One problem with passwords at the moment is that they are not exportable if you decide to change browsers. they will be in the future.
To create passwords in Google Password Manager in Chrome for iOS/iPadOS, you must be using version 17 or higher of those operating systems. This is also the minimum requirement to sync passkeys from other devices.
Explaining the problems this solves, Google said:
“Previously, passwords created on Google Password Manager on Android, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS were not available on iOS or iPadOS. Similarly, passwords created on iOS or iPadOS were saved in Apple Passwords (formerly iCloud Keychain) and not synced with other platforms. Although Apple Passwords syncs passkeys across all Apple devices under the same Apple account, it does not extend compatibility to other platforms.
To start using Chrome Access Keys on iOS, you need to set Chrome as your autofill provider in Settings. Open System Settings on your iOS or iPadOS device, then go to General > Autofill and Passwords. Below Autofill fromEnable Chrome to enable autofill.
Access keys are a completely new login option and are not yet perfect due to their lack of exportability. If you want to try passwords, you can do so with a GitHub account. Wisely, GitHub lets you log in with passkeys as an add-on option to passwords, so if you don’t have a device that supports passkeys, you can rely on your password and at 2FA.
