Password icon is missing after iOS 18 update on my iPhone

DonnaMe6700 wrote:

I have the passwords app and understand that's where they are stored now. But, only about 9 of my dozens and dozens of passwords are in the app. Where are the others I had when we accessed them through settings?

That depends on whether you were syncing your passwords with iCloud, which I hope you were? On your iPhone open the Settings App. Tap your name at the top. Tap iCloud and look for Passwords and make sure it's turned on.

what a royal pain in the behind! If it wasn’t broke they why fix it. The only way I can get to my passwords is thru Seri. I have to ask her where are my passwords and the I can locate them. Bad move they should put it back the way it was on the next update!

I’ve turned my phone off and on several times, I also have the password app, but many of my passwords are not filling in or being incorrect, which is not only frustrating to have to do them again but I’m also locked out of amazon now and that’s where we have our Christmas wish lists 🥺

Mikeneedsanswersfromapple wrote:

Who approves these decisions at apple? I mean seriously this is bad.

No one here on this user to user only forum, could possibly answer your question. Personally, I think the Password app is far far better than it was when you had to open your iPhone, tap Settings, look for passwords, then search for a password, whereas now, you can open your iPhone and if you put the Password app on your first page of apps or the dock, tap the app and look for your passwords. It takes fewer steps, so to me, it's an improvement. I would love to thank whoever was responsible for making it easier to find passwords.

DoctorJJ wrote:

Change for the sake of change is stupid. And that’s on Apple. My Home Screen is already filled with apps I want to use. Thanks though.

We can disagree. I for one REALLY LIKE the change. Putting Passwords in an App, instead of settings to me, was a smart move. Many people for years have paid for Password Apps, like OnePass. Now they don't have to continue paying for an App, when Apple gave them an app, without charge.

giraffe-1999 wrote:

I can no longer access my saved passwords. In settings Passwords has disappeared.

Right on, your Passwords are no longer in Settings. With iOS 18, there is the new passwords app which stores all your saved passwords. Also you had a whole thread of answers to choose from.

OK Great, Nice To Know!!!

So I see Passwords word with the 3 Keys On It …… Now what do I DO?

I need my passwords ASAP for banking.

Sharon Gilraine

“When Updating Our thousand dollar devices, PLEASE ADVISE US ON ALL CHANGES, PLEASE SEND MESSAGE TO CEO … that this is unacceptable and poor Management on APPLE Products, we so dearly love! WTfrig!

sirmxracer this also happened to me with the phone recorder as its right next to your ear so you bump it with your ear and it does it! such a bad place to put it on the screen! can we move it do you know? Messages all mucked up as well and other pops up if you click message now what a mess! Now they have just added another update with APPLE intelligence! AI Ummmmmmmmm No thanks! I just want a phone that makes calls and sends messages easily

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lobsterghost1 my phone new recording feature does activate when i hold it to my ear. You are wrong! simxracer also has the same problem. your comment is not helpful. I was replying to Simxracer. If i dont want to update after just updating to 18.1.1 then I wont due to bugs in this version. That is upto me. and you say there's no issues yet conflict with what you say in your unwanted reply.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Aussie_libran wrote:

sirmxracer this also happened to me with the phone recorder as its right next to your ear so you bump it with your ear and it does it! such a bad place to put it on the screen! can we move it do you know? Messages all mucked up as well and other pops up if you click message now what a mess! Now they have just added another update with APPLE intelligence! AI Ummmmmmmmm No thanks! I just want a phone that makes calls and sends messages easily

".....When the phone is up to your ear, the screen is rendered inactive, so no, touching the record feature while you're on a call isn't likely happening. To your question, it can't be relocated.

And to your other comment about NOT updating, you're likely cutting off your nose to spite your face. Yes, there are new features rolled out with the update, which you don't have to use if you don't want to. But updates also include bug fixes, which might solve your issues....

I agree. Just updated, against my will and can’t find the password icon under settings. This is bull and I want it changed back! Hate it when they change things and don’t explain how to get to what they have removed. POOR customer service. So frustrating!

ZGKEE wrote:

I agree. Just updated, against my will and can’t find the password icon under settings.

How did someone force you to update? If someone is coercing you to do things on your phone, that sounds like a matter for law enforcement.

Or, if this is just hyperbole, perhaps learn how to turn off automatic updates.

ZGKEE wrote:

I agree. Just updated, against my will and can’t find the password icon under settings.

That’s because it was moved to a separate app on your home screen. Which you would know if you read the release notes when iOS 18 was was made available. This was done so you could make the password app of your choice the default, if you didn’t want to use Apple’s.

Nothappyatallwith wrote:

also the Gmail app was completely reconfigured and it is also more complicated to use !!!

What does that have to do with Apple? Complain to Google; Apple certainly can’t fix it - you may not have been aware, but Apple and Google are fierce competitors. Either attempting to fix or change the other’s code would result in the biggest lawsuit in history.

blasg1 wrote:

We should have been notified first to prepare

There is nothing to prepare. Your passwords were not changed; just the interface to manage them was moved to a separate app. And you were notified of the change if you read the release notes, accessed through a link on the update screen before you update

This is all really confusing to some of us. I could not find it until I Googled, found this site and then read it and it was all there but why didn't Apple warn anyone? This was a big change and it freaked me out as I thought I lost all my passwords.