IOS 14.5 and iPassword app developer update

Same problem. Guys what should we do? I am sure everyone has same prob .. 7-10 years of passwords are stuck in this app which we cannot access. Let’s try to collectively put a complaint so that apple hear and at least allow us to access our passwords?

any suggestions ?

Bottom line Apple doesn’t care. They are a massive corporation that only cares about their share holders.

If they acuity cared they would

allow you to revert back the last version of software. Get your info and go back and upgrade.

it’s real disappointing Apple Inc.

I just wanted to echo what others have said" I just downloaded and installed iOS 14.5 and my iPassword account gives me the alert: the developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of iOS. Hundreds of passwords not accessible...very sad." June 11, 2021! Please help us Apple!!

Hey Guys

Here is a fix for those of you affected by the “iPassword app” issue after updating to IOS 14.5

I will begin by saying that this should work for 80% of those affected. First things here is a 

List of what you will need:

1.) A backup of your device that had the password app prior to the IOS 14.5 upgrade which can be either iTunes or iCloud based

2.) Either an iPhone or iPad running IOS 14.4.2 (I will talk about this in the next step)

In step 1 before you say I never backed up (iTunes or iCloud) consider that the default for most devices

iPad or iPhone is to backup to iCloud so you may not even realize that you are backed up. You should be able

To click on Settings, Your name, iCloud, iCloud Backup and from there see your iCloud backups.

In step 2 above I say 14.4.2 but you may have jumped from an earlier version say iOS 13 but what you are looking

For is the backup previous to IOS 14.5. Here is what you may not realize that you can restore an iPhone backup to

an iPad or vice versa.

I will detail my steps and my situation and from there you can apply it to your situation. I have an iPhone running on

IOS 14.4.2…an automatic update to 14.5 and iPassword no longer works. My daughter has an iPad still running 14.4.2

1.) I backup her iPad via Itunes,

2.) I then erase her iPad and select restore this iPad from iCloud during setup.

3.) I use my Apple ID and password when asked to log in

4.) I am told not all settings will be restored as they are different devices…I agree

5.) Upon restore iPassword and all passwords are there

6.) In iPassword running on the iPad I select settings and select backup via Dropbox

7.) I create a dummy/Free Dropbox account

8.) I then select backup to Dropbox

9.) From a web browser on a laptop/computer (Chrome Safari etc) I login to my Dropbox account I created and download the iPassword backup file

10.) From my iPhone that is running IOS 14.5 I go to the App Store and download the free app called “Password Manager” Lock Apps Safe Vault …

very important you download that app as there are many that are similarly named!!!

11.) On my Dropbox account via laptop/desktop I delete the Directory that was created by iPassword in Step 8 above

12.) From my iPhone running IOS 14.5 I launch “Password Manager” (interface is the same as iPassword…same app different name) I click on 

Settings and select Backup via Dropbox

13.) I again login to my Dropbox via a laptop/Desktop and delete the iPassword backup file….NOT THE DIRECTORY

14.) I upload the iPassword backup file I downloaded in Step 9 above to the New Directory

15.) On my iPhone I click on restore from Dropbox…and here is the trick….you need to do it twice!! So after the first restore ….

close the app and do it a second time

TADA you have your passwords in the exact same way they were presented in iPassword just in an app with a different name. Here is a gotcha to be

 aware of, whatever device you use to restore your backup has to be running the same IOS that your backup was running at the time….in my case my 

last backup of my iPhone via iCloud prior to IOS 14.5 was 14.4.2 so I needed a device (iPad or iPhone running IOS 14.4.2) your previous backup may

be different

My advice…copy out your passwords and start using a well known Password app and take this as a lesson learned…yes this is working but for how

Long??

My last step was to again wipe the iPad but restore via iTunes (see step 1 above) so I could return the iPad to my daughter exactly the way it was

When I borrowed it.

Here is the question I am sure some will ask..”What if I don’t have a device running the IOS version prior to the update in iCloud or iTunes?” Get one

Beg, borrow, steal….if the passwords are that critical… go on your local buy and sell and buy a cheap iPhone or iPad running the IOS version you

Need

If you have to borrow a friends iPad or iPhone I have shown you a way to back it up in advance so you can return it to them just the way it was when you

Borrowed it.

I realize this won’t help everyone but it should help out some!!!

~Metal~

I hated to pay again but I downloaded the newest version of IPassword Pro from App Manager for $4.99 and it’s working. Hate that I didn’t have access to a backup list like everyone else in this discussion and now must re-enter all my account data.

Although ref a backup if main program won’t load not sure how it could have been viewed later unless in maybe a CSV/Txt file

This is a lost cause do ur best to recover your passwords from Google or other sites that remember your passwords. Cut your losses and move on.

The only hope you have if you have an old backup. Apple Will do nothing nor will the app provider.

Best of luck to all. Lesson learned.

Ok fine you all knew I wasn’t giving up. Talked to Mark Brnovich who happened to be family friend and has successfully stood up to Apple bullies in the past.

so anyway looks like a class action law suit will be the best. We will look for 400,000,000 in damages. That’s about $4000 per person. Time is limited.

I have about 8000 on my list so far. If you want to be added please send me an email or see the thread on redit.

thanks

I posted a solution to this problem yesterday search for "iPassword data recovery for iOS 14.5". I don't know how to get this out to more people. No one has replied to my post yet so I assume no one has seen it.

Agree 100%!! Is the developer of 1Password the same as iPassword? I've emailed apple support and used twitter as well to express my dissatisfaction. Perhaps if all just keep after it, Apple will eventually help out with this issue!!!

Beyond frustrating and not ok!!!

Yes so frustrating!!! Thankfully someone warned me about it so I copied all my info to paper I was holding off updating but somehow it did it with out my allowing it😡 now I can’t get I to the iPassword! Fix it please!!!

I only use my computer to update my phone and download my pictures. IPassword was the only place I had my password fot my computer. Now I am locked out with the only way to get in is to factory reset and wipe everything for the last 7 years. Im so upset I can’t get my pictures. The password hint was no help and when I tried to use my old ipad it will not even come on. Deleted the app because I would get so upset when the message would show up. Any help would be appreciated. HP says i need a password disk that I don’t have.

What does the developer of iPassword say when you ask them about this?

Basically I can’t access any of my passwords. because the developer has been sleeping at the switch! iOS 14.5 was announced many months ago.

Have you heard from the developer of ipassword. The email address we found was kicked back