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Auto fill will not work on the web forms on my iPad or iPhone. On my Mac Mini the same forms auto fill flawlessly. On the iPad and iPhone email addresses will auto fill in Gmail. How do I correct this problem?
iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 11.2.6
Note: The info here is about macOS Safari 11
This may apply to iOS as well.
This is not problem. This is a recently introduced security feature.
Safari 11.1
About AutoFill:
Safari Login AutoFill
Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, and macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
Impact: A malicious website may be able to exfiltrate autofilled data in Safari without explicit user interaction.
Description: Safari autofill did not require explicit user interaction before taking place. The issue was addressed through improved autofill heuristics.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208695
Helps protect privacy by only AutoFilling usernames and passwords after selecting them in a web form field in Safari.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208533
About macOS high Sierra 1013.4 update
Try tapping the user name or password box. Then look on the top left side of the keyboard for Passwords. Tap that and you should get an autofill option.
Auto fill will not work on the web forms on my iPad or iPhone. On my Mac Mini the same forms auto fill flawlessly. On the iPad and iPhone email addresses will auto fill in Gmail. How do I correct this problem?
