Why Apple should allow the option of viewing the password during typing

Apple doesn't allow you to see the Mac's password as you type it. I understand the logic here, but allowing it to be seen when alone is not a security risk.


Today I wasted a lot of time because of this feature.


My wife's MacBook would not accept her long password. It was something like "Men vad skal Jokkmokk &2."


After many frustrating attempts and much investigating, I finally discovered that the keyboard had been left in the Swedish language configuration, in which the key for "&" produced a "/" character.

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Oct 27, 2025 8:50 AM

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Why Apple should allow the option of viewing the password during typing

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