Password Manager — Manual iPhone, iPad and Android

AutoFill on iPhone and iPad

With AutoFill, the Password Manager fills in your user names and passwords in Safari, other browsers and apps, without you having to open the app.

Setting up AutoFill

Your keychain must already be set up on the device (see Getting started). Then:

  1. Open the iOS Settings app.
  2. Tap "General" → "AutoFill & Passwords" (on iOS 17: "Passwords" → "Password Options").
  3. Under "AutoFill From", turn on "Password Manager".
  4. The "AutoFill Configuration" screen appears. Under "Select keychain", choose the keychain you want to use for AutoFill and tap "Done". Then unlock the keychain once.

You can also start from the app: in the settings under "AutoFill", tap "Open AutoFill settings". From iOS 18 on, iOS then asks directly whether to allow the Password Manager for AutoFill. The settings show "Enabled" once AutoFill is set up.

The keychain for AutoFill is the same as the app's default keychain. If you change one, the other changes too.

Tip: Turn on "Unlock with Face ID" (or Touch ID) for this keychain. AutoFill then fills in with a glance or a touch, without typing the master password.

Filling in passwords

  1. Open a website or an app and tap the user name or password field.
  2. If you have saved a login for the website or app, iOS shows it above the keyboard. Tap it.
  3. Confirm with Face ID or Touch ID, or enter your master password. The login is filled in.

To choose a different entry, tap Key icon above the keyboard and select the Password Manager. After unlocking, "Your keychain" lists your entries; those that match the website are at the top. Use "Search passwords..." to find any other entry.

Saving a new login while signing in

In the entry list of AutoFill, tap "New Password Entry…", enter title, URL, user name and password (or have a password created), and tap "Save". The new entry is filled in right away.

From iOS 26.2 on, iOS also offers to save new logins to the Password Manager when you sign up or change a password, and suggests strong passwords for new accounts. Confirm the "Save Password" form after unlocking.

Note: Entries saved via AutoFill are uploaded to the cloud the next time you open the keychain in the app.

Passkeys

AutoFill also signs you in with passkeys and saves new passkeys; see Passkeys.

Credit cards and one-time codes are not filled in by AutoFill on iPhone and iPad. Copy them from the app instead.