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How to use iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

These days, it seems like you need some kind of password or login information to visit practically every website. It is hard to keep track of all of those logins, not to mention recalling your credit card numbers and expiration dates when you are making purchases online at websites that don’t have Apple Pay support. iCloud Keychain makes it possible for you to create and save all of your logins and passwords, as well as store your credit card details and personal information, like your home address and phone number, so you can quickly add them to fill-in forms without having to type the information out every time.

Consider a password manager, too

It is important to note that while iCloud Keychain is a fantastic program for storing your login and password information, you should always have a secondary way to back up your passwords in case something should go wrong. If you are unable to access your iCloud account, having a backup password manager will save you much time and suffering.

How to enable iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

You can use iCloud Keychain to access your stored logins and passwords, credit card details, and personal information, but in order to use it across all of your devices, you’ll need to enable it.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap your Apple ID banner.

Tap iCloud.

Enter your Apple ID password if prompted.

If you’ve set up an iCloud Keychain password before, you will be asked to enter your existing password after enabling iCloud Keychain. If not, you will be asked to create a password. You also have the option to verify with another device. However you decide to finalize your account, you’ll be ready to store important info more securely on your iPhone or iPad.

How to disable iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

If you don’t want iCloud Keychain to store your logins and passwords, credit card details, or personal information, you can disable it.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap your Apple ID banner.

Tap iCloud.

Enter your Apple ID password if prompted.

How to create a pseudo-random password using iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

You should never use the same password for more than one website login. Unfortunately, that means you might have dozens (or in my case, hundreds) of passwords across all of your accounts. Instead of trying to think up the most unique passwords possible from your own brain, let iCloud Keychain think them up for you.

1. Launch Safari from your iPhone or iPad.
2. Navigate to the website for which you want to create a login.

Select the Password field of the account creation form.

When the pseudo-randomly generated password appears, tap Use Suggested Password.

Note: Some sites block tools like iCloud Keychain for security or privacy reasons (for example, public terminals). If you don’t see the ability to get a suggested password from iCloud Keychain, it’s because the site is blocking the functionality. You’ll have to think up a unique password without the help of iCloud Keychain.

How to manually add your personal information to iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

You can set up iCloud Keychain to autofill your contact information. First, you’ll need to create a contact card with your personal information, including your address, email, and phone number.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Safari.

Tap AutoFill.

Select your Contact Card from the list of contacts.

The information that is available for AutoFill will be updated whenever you update your contact card.

How to manually add your credit card information to iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

iCloud Keychain also includes an autofill feature for your credit cards, which stores your card number and expiration date. You can manually add your credit cards to iCloud Keychain and access them across all of your devices.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Safari.

Tap AutoFill.

Tap Done in the top right corner when you are finished.

Your credit card information will be available across all of your devices.

How to access passwords in iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

If you are unable to use your iPhone’s handy dandy autofill to fill out a password (some websites don’t support the feature), you can still access your login information from the Settings app.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap **Passwords & Accounts **.

Tap Website & App Passwords.

Use Touch ID if prompted to sign in to see your passwords.

Tap Copy to copy the password.

If you have a really long list of passwords, like I do, you can search for the one you are looking for by typing the name into the search field at the top of the Passwords page.

How to delete saved passwords and credit cards for iCloud Keychain for iPhone and iPad

If for some reason, you don’t want to keep a password or credit card number in iCloud Keychain, you can manually delete it.

How to delete a saved credit card from iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Safari.

Tap AutoFill.

Tap a credit card you want to remove.

When prompted to confirm, tap Delete.

The credit card will be removed from iCloud Keychain and will no longer be accessible when you access your saved credit cards.

How to delete a saved password from iCloud Keychain on iPhone and iPad

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Passwords & Accounts.

Tap Website & App Passwords.

Use Touch ID if prompted to sign in to see your passwords.

Tap Delete to the right of the website name.

The password will be removed from iCloud Keychain and will no longer be accessible when you access the website associated with it.

How to stop Safari from auto filling passwords and credit cards in iCloud Keychain on your iPhone and iPad

If you are letting someone else use your iPhone to browse the internet, it might be a good idea to disable iCloud Keychain’s AutoFill feature temporarily. If for some reason, you don’t want iCloud Keychain to automatically save password logins or autofill forms, you can disable it without removing it from your iPhone or iPad entirely.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Safari.

Tap AutoFill.

Toggle the Credit Cards switch off to disable autofill for credit card information.

You will no longer see the option to autofill your contact or credit card information while using Safari, but iCloud Keychain will remain on your device.

Any questions?

Do you have any questions about setting up and using iCloud Keychain on your iPhone and iPad? Put them in the comments and we’ll help you out.

Updated March 201: Updated for changes to iOS 12.

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Import and export keychain items using Keychain Access on Mac

You can export some keychain items (for example, certificates and keys) from one computer and then import them into Keychain Access on another.

Note: You can’t export passwords from Keychain Access.

Import keychain items

In the Keychain Access app on your Mac, choose File > Import Items.

Navigate to the keychain items file you want to import and select it.

In the Destination Keychain pop-up menu, choose the keychain you want to import to, then click Open.

Export keychain items

In the Keychain Access app on your Mac, select the items you want to export in the Keychain Access window.

Choose File > Export Items.

If the Export Items menu is dimmed, at least one of the selected items can’t be exported.

Select a location to save your keychain items, click the File Format pop-up menu, then choose a file type.

Enter a password.

The password is required to access the exported keychain items when you import them on another computer. Some exported items, such as public keys, don’t require a password.

To learn about ways to securely share passwords from your Mac, see Share passwords using AirDrop with Safari and Share a Wi-Fi password.

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If iCloud Keychain won’t turn on or sync

If you need help with iCloud Keychain, learn what to do.

Check the System Status page for outages. Then, make sure that iCloud Keychain is available in your country or region. Still need help? Select your issue from the list and learn what to do next.

If iCloud Keychain won’t turn on with a new device

Make sure that your new device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, and the latest version of macOS, then try these steps:

1. Make sure that you have a strong cellular network connection.
2. Check your other devices. If you see a notification, follow the prompts to finish setting up iCloud Keychain.
3. Learn how to turn on iCloud Keychain on your device.
4. Contact Apple Support for more help setting up iCloud Keychain.

If iCloud Keychain won’t sync with other devices

Make sure that your new device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, or the latest version of macOS. Then, make sure that your device is on a Wi-Fi or cellular network. If the connection appears strong, turn on iCloud Keychain on the devices you want sync with.

View the passwords stored in iCloud Keychain

If you want to view the passwords stored in iCloud Keychain, follow the steps for your device.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 14:

1. Tap Settings > Passwords.
2. Use Face ID or Touch ID when you’re prompted.
3. Tap a website to view your password.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 13 or earlier:

1. Tap Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Website & App Passwords.
2. Use Face ID or Touch ID when you’re prompted.
3. Tap a website to view your password.

On your Mac

1. Choose Safari > Preferences, then click Passwords.
2. Enter your Mac password.
3. Select a website to view your password.
4. Select Details for selected websites at the bottom of the window.
5. Enter your Mac password.

If you don’t see your iCloud Keychain items

There are several possible reasons for why you can’t find your iCloud Keychain information. If none of these apply, Contact Apple Support.

Did you restore from an iCloud backup and then notice missing iCloud Keychain items?

iCloud Keychain items aren’t part of iCloud Backup because they already live in the cloud. To restore your iCloud Keychain items, turn on iCloud Keychain.

Did you turn off iCloud Keychain on all your devices?

If so, your iCloud Keychain is removed from the cloud. If you chose to delete the keychain items from your devices when you turned off iCloud Keychain, your iCloud Keychain is also removed from those devices. You need to set up iCloud Keychain and add items again.

If you turn off iCloud Keychain on all your devices and choose to delete your iCloud Keychain locally on all your devices, Apple can’t recover your iCloud Keychain.

On your Mac, did you use Keychain Access to reset your iCloud Keychain?

If so, macOS deleted your iCloud Keychain items. To reset your Mac Keychain again, temporarily disable iCloud Keychain in iCloud Preferences and then set up iCloud Keychain.

If iCloud Keychain is on, but Safari won’t save or autofill account or credit card information

If Safari doesn’t autofill your account names, passwords, or credit cards, or doesn’t ask to save them to begin with, check the AutoFill and Private Browsing settings on your device.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. For account names and passwords in iOS 14, go to Settings > Passwords > AutoFill Passwords, and check that Autofill Passwords is turned on. In iOS 13 or earlier, go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts.
2. For credit card information,* go to Settings > Safari > Autofill, and check that Credit Cards is turned on.
3. Open Safari. If the navigation bar in Safari is black or dark instead of white or light gray, turn off Private Browsing. Safari doesn’t save account names and passwords when Private Browsing is on.

Still need help to autofill credit card information? In Safari, tap the credit card field, then tap the «AutoFill Credit Card» option above the keyboard.

On your Mac

1. Choose Safari > Preferences, then click AutoFill.
2. For account names and passwords, check that you selected «User names and passwords.» For credit card information,* check that you selected «Credit cards.»
3. See if you turned on Private Browsing. Safari doesn’t save account names and passwords when Private Browsing is on.

Still need help to autofill credit card information? In Safari, click a credit card field to see the message that asks you to choose which credit card to use from your iCloud Keychain.

* Always enter your card’s security code manually. iCloud Keychain doesn’t store credit card security codes.

If Safari won’t save the password for one of the websites that you’re using

Some websites request that passwords not be saved. Safari won’t save or autofill account names and passwords on those sites.

If you didn’t receive the verification code through SMS

If you use two-factor authentication, the steps below don’t apply because you won’t have a separate SMS verification number for iCloud Keychain. Check if you use two-factor authentication, then check that the phone number associated with your account is correct.

Check if you use two-factor authentication

• On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > [your name], then tap Password & Security.
• On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. In macOS Catalina or later, click Apple ID, then click Password & Security in the sidebar. In macOS Mojave or earlier, click iCloud, then click Account Details.

Check or update your phone number

If two-factor authentication is off, use these steps to check that your phone number is correct or update your phone number.

1. Make sure that you have a strong cellular network connection on your phone.
2. Make sure that your phone number can get SMS messages. To check, ask someone to send you a text message.
3. Make sure the correct phone number is associated with your account. Here’s how:
   • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Keychain > Advanced.
   • On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. Click iCloud in the sidebar, then select Keychain. If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier, click iCloud, then click Options next to Keychain.
4. Make sure that the phone number under Verification number is correct.

If you can’t change the SMS verification phone number for iCloud Keychain

1. If you have a device with iCloud Keychain already turned on, try these steps first to change your iCloud Security Code:
   • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Keychain > Advanced and tap Change Security Code.
   • On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud in the sidebar. Select Keychain. If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier, click iCloud, then click Options next to Keychain. Choose «Change Security Code. «
2. After you change the iCloud Security Code, try to change the SMS verification number again.
3. If you still can’t change the SMS verification number, or if you can’t access a device that has iCloud Keychain enabled, contact Apple Support and verify your identity to get help setting up iCloud Keychain.

If you need help with your iCloud Security Code

If you forgot your iCloud Security Code or see an alert that your iCloud Security Code was entered too many times, reset the Security Code for iCloud Keychain or create a new Security Code. If your account is protected by two-factor authentication, you don’t need an iCloud Security Code.

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