How to see saved passwords on iPhone (and what to do when one is missing)

Apple's support pages say the Passwords app needs iOS 18 or later. On iOS 17 and earlier, the same list sits inside Settings under Passwords. On newer versions you can still reach it from Settings, so you do not need to hunt for the app icon.

The list is the one your iPhone fills in when you sign in to a website or app and agree to save the login. If you use iCloud Keychain on several Apple devices, the same entries appear on each of them.

1. 1Open the Passwords app, or open Settings and tap Passwords.
2. 2Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode when asked.
3. 3Use the search field, or scroll to the site or app.
4. 4Tap the entry. It shows the username and password, and may also show a verification code, the website and notes.
5. 5Tap Edit to correct a wrong password, or to delete an entry you no longer want.

The password is hidden as dots until you unlock, which protects it from a quick glance by someone holding your phone. It does not protect it from someone who knows your iPhone passcode, so treat that passcode as the key to every saved login. See what someone can do with your locked iPhone.

• Check the list is on All rather than a single group, and search by the site's name rather than the full address.
• Look in Recently Deleted inside the Passwords app. Apple's pages point there for entries that were removed.
• Check you are signed in with the same Apple Account, and that iCloud Keychain is on, if you saved it on another device.
• If you saved it in a browser such as Chrome, or in a third-party password manager, it is in that app, not in Apple's list.
• A Wi-Fi password is a separate list. See how to find a saved Wi-Fi password.

If you never saved it, the iPhone cannot show it. No setting reveals a password the phone never stored.

The list holds website and app logins. People also need to keep things that do not fit there: a bank card's PIN, a door code, an Apple recovery key, a software licence, a router login. Many end up in Notes or a screenshot, which is the weaker choice. For why, see how to store passwords safely on your phone.

Before you share a password from the list, think about how. A chat message stays in the conversation. See how to share a password with family without sending it in a chat.

Lockboxy is a private, encrypted vault app for iPhone. Its Wallet keeps Password entries with a service name, a username, a password and a Notes field. Everything is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM behind a passcode of its own. There is no account, and no server holds a copy.

1. 1Open Lockboxy with its passcode and go to the Wallet tab.
2. 2Tap Add entry and choose Password.
3. 3Fill in the service name, username and password, and add a note if you want one.
4. 4Save. Tap Show when you need to read it, or Copy to paste it. Lockboxy clears a copied value from the clipboard about 30 seconds later.

Lockboxy does not import from or read Apple's Passwords app, and it is not affiliated with Apple. You type in what you want to keep. What Premium adds is on the Premium page, and the app shows the exact price before you buy.

• If you forget the vault passcode, nobody can open it, including us. See what to do if you forgot a vault app's passcode.
• Copying a password puts it on the clipboard for a short time. See who can see your clipboard.
• A vault does not make a weak or reused password strong. Change those at the site itself.

More answers are in the Lockboxy FAQ.