Some keychain MacBook Pro passwords do not sync to iPhone

I have added some passwords manually to Keychain on my MacBook Pro. These passwords do not sync / do not show on the Keychain on my iPhone.


Is there a way to fix this?


Thank you,

Kim

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Dec 2, 2017 1:18 PM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2017 1:52 PM

Hello there Mikki3.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities and thanks for asking about your iCloud Keychain not syncing between your MacBook Pro and your iPhone. I rely on iCloud Keychain to hold onto all my passwords too, so I'm happy to help you out tonight.

Please review this article.

Get help with iCloud Keychain


This section should be most helpful:

If you can't sync iCloud Keychain with other devices

Make sure that your device is on a Wi-Fi or cellular network. If the connection appears strong, try these steps:

  1. Turn off iCloud Keychain on all devices.
  2. Turn on iCloud Keychain on the device that has the most up-to-date keychain items.
  3. Turn on iCloud Keychain on your other devices. They will be updated with your new iCloud Keychain.
Please let me know that this resolves your iCloud Keychain sync issues.

Take care.
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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Dec 4, 2017 1:52 PM in response to Mikki3

Hello there Mikki3.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities and thanks for asking about your iCloud Keychain not syncing between your MacBook Pro and your iPhone. I rely on iCloud Keychain to hold onto all my passwords too, so I'm happy to help you out tonight.

Please review this article.

Get help with iCloud Keychain


This section should be most helpful:

If you can't sync iCloud Keychain with other devices

Make sure that your device is on a Wi-Fi or cellular network. If the connection appears strong, try these steps:

  1. Turn off iCloud Keychain on all devices.
  2. Turn on iCloud Keychain on the device that has the most up-to-date keychain items.
  3. Turn on iCloud Keychain on your other devices. They will be updated with your new iCloud Keychain.
Please let me know that this resolves your iCloud Keychain sync issues.

Take care.

Dec 21, 2017 2:33 AM in response to chris_g1

Hi chris_g1


Thank you for the advice. I did not solve my problem however I found another way that dit solve it!


If you enter new password via de keychain app on your MacBook Pro they don't sync to your iPhone,

but if you enter new passwords via safari in preferences/passwords they do get synced 🙂


Thanks again,

Best,

Kim

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