Not Possible to Create Password?

Every time I try to create a password, on any site or app, my phone will "suggest a strong password" and will not give me the option to create my own.


This is making is literally impossible to update my security because I'm not using some stupid password that Apple suggest.


Any way to turn off this awful feature? Its driving me crazy here..


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iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Jun 27, 2024 1:14 PM

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Posted on Jun 27, 2024 1:33 PM

The suggested password is pretty much guaranteed to be more secure than any password you create. But you don’t have to accept it, you can still just enter your own password by tapping in the password field. Apple’s suggested password is saved in the Keychain, and you can view and copy it if you want to by going to Settings/Passwords on your phone.

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Jun 27, 2024 1:33 PM in response to John_Cali89

The suggested password is pretty much guaranteed to be more secure than any password you create. But you don’t have to accept it, you can still just enter your own password by tapping in the password field. Apple’s suggested password is saved in the Keychain, and you can view and copy it if you want to by going to Settings/Passwords on your phone.

Jun 27, 2024 1:55 PM in response to John_Cali89

John_Cali89 wrote:

Every time I try to create a password, on any site or app, my phone will "suggest a strong password" and will not give me the option to create my own.

This is making is literally impossible to update my security because I'm not using some stupid password that Apple suggest.


You are aware Safari will automatically store the strong password for you (or a weak password, or a user-selected password), and will pick and store that password in a way that will not be subject to cramming or phishing or other very common attacks, and will automatically load that password into the login prompt when you next need to use the password, and Safari (when iCloud Keychain is active) will have that password available across all of your Apple devices?

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