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LPT: A random password is generated for you when manually adding an account to passwords/keychain on iOS (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/apple_enthusiast

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Sometimes when making accounts online the suggested password prompt doesn’t show up. Until now I had been using an online random password generator to make the password when the prompt is not available. I just found out that if I go to the passwords screen in settings an manually add an account the password field is pre-filled with a random password which is very convenient.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Absolutely. Things have improved over the years, there is an official chrome extension for keychain that works on windows (although I’ve never used it so can’t comment on how well it works) it’s also possible to export your keychain database (although only using a Mac). The worst thing about keychain now is that, on iOS, it’s only accessible through settings which makes accessing 2FA codes a pain. I think keychain should be it’s own app.

Which password manager do you use? I am open to trying an alternative but having all my passwords in one place is really scary so I struggle to trust a third party.

[–] Soulyezer 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can do a simple shortcut and add it to the Home Screen to access it with one tap:

Open url:

prefs:root=PASSWORDS (it’s case sensitive I think)

And that’s it!

[–] DiachronicShear 5 points 1 year ago

I use Bitwarden, but privacyguides has a few recommendations here

[–] DolphLundgren 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve found 1Password to be head and shoulders above the other alternatives. I’ve been with them for over 12 years, never been let down.

[–] sijt 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in the process of moving away from 1Password. i've been using them for ages, well over a decade, but the newest version is just terrible. Unreliable, unintuitive, and they've moved to electron on Mac Os, so performance is awful too. Really disappointing, and going through the steps to downgrade (that they had to post because there were so many complaints about 8) doesn't feel like a long-term solution.

It's such a shame. i used to pay for it for my entire family.

[–] Omen2819 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been using Bitwarden for years and I'm very happy with it. My partner recently moved to 1Password from Keychain and I haven't heard her complain, which is a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

+1 for BitWarden. I moved from 1Password some time ago due to their constantly charging for upgrades and each client. I think the fit and finish / ease of use may be a touch better with 1P but I love that BW has syncing on the free tier and has free clients for every platform.