App Passwords do not display on iPhone and iPad

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App Passwords do not display on iPhone and iPad

I've owned an iPhone (and iPad, for space I'll just say iPhone hereafter) virtually since the first one came out. App passwords do not appear and have never appeared on my iPhone, regardless of model iPhone or version of iOS. Website passwords are listed and appear and function properly. However, even though I have app passwords that are definitely stored on my iPhone (I click on the password-requiring app and it logs me in just fine), I have never been able to view these passwords. I cannot find my iPhone/iPad app passwords in keychain on my Mac either, even though I have keychain selected for sync on all devices.

I elaborated on the above just to emphasize that this is not an iPhone model-specific, patch-specific, iOS specific, or app-specific issue. As such, restarting the iPhone, updating various software, deselecting, then reselecting keychain sync by device, etc., have been tried and have consistently failed to fix the issue.

Currently, I am on an iPhone 11, with iOS 14.4, with keychain and cloud sync and backup enabled. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on May 10, 2021 12:27 PM

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LotusPilot

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May 15, 2021 5:15 AM in response to David Weisberg2

iOS/iPadOS Keychain is not a full password management solution; stored credentials are essentially for websites and online services. For iPad and iPhone, App and individual document passwords are not supported. Keychain functionality is considerably more flexible in macOS.

Apple do invite constructive feedback and feature requests via their product feedback pages. This may be an ideal candidate for a feature request…

https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

If you require a full password management solution, there are many third-party Password Manager Apps available - such as the popular 1Password App:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/1password-password-manager/id568903335

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sberman

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May 10, 2021 1:13 PM in response to David Weisberg2

David Weisberg2 wrote:

Currently, I am on an iPhone 11, with iOS 14.4,

The current version is iOS 14.5.1. You should update immediately.

I have never been able to view these passwords.

Have you checked Settings > Passwords?

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May 15, 2021 4:03 AM in response to sberman

That’s not what I’m asking. There’s an area called “Passwords” that displays your stored passwords. It does not show app passwords. I need to see the stores app passwords. I kindly refer you to the first paragraph of my question.

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May 16, 2021 8:42 AM in response to LotusPilot

App passwords are stored in (and supplied by) the device. I think you’re saying that they’re stored elsewhere, so where would that be and how can I display them? Thanks in advance.

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