Passwords missing after software update on iPad

Presumably you have just updated to iPadOS 18.x.

Passwords saved in your keychain are no longer accessed from device settings. For iOS/iPadOS18, saved Passwords and account credentials are now accessed using the new Apple Passwords App; when you updated to iOS/iPadOS18, this new App will have been automatically installed on your device.

This support page may be of interest:

Use the Passwords app to create, manage, and share passwords and passkeys across Apple devices - Apple Support

The iPad User Guide is a rich (and often overlooked) source of information about your iPad and iPadOS. Here is direct link to the relevant section of the Guide:

View your passwords and related information on iPad - Apple Support

The Tips App, installed by default on all new models of iPad, provides a brief introduction - and leads you to the User Guide. In case you missed it, here is a link to the Tips App:

https://apps.apple.com/app/tips/id1069509450

Ana Montelongo wrote:

This does not answer the problem as listed. The pre-app, pre update passwords ARE MISSING! Nobody wants to know if there is a new Apple password App to replace prior keychain. It is so far trash and now we can't find passwords. HOW DO WE RESTORE/GET THEM BACK!!

Try deleting the Passwords App from your iPad (don't worry, your saved Passwords are still safely stored in iCloud).

Remove or delete apps from iPad - Apple Support

Having removed the Passwords App, restart your iPad:

Force restart iPad - Apple Support

After the iPad restarts, re-install the Passwords App from the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/passwords/id6473799789

They did answer your question. Passwords in password keychain in settings were moved into the new password app on your device. It thru everyone for a loop including me. All my passwords were in the new app after the update.

This does not answer the problem as listed. The pre-app, pre update passwords ARE MISSING! Nobody wants to know if there is a new Apple password App to replace prior keychain. It is so far trash and now we can't find passwords. HOW DO WE RESTORE/GET THEM BACK!!