‘Passwords App’ not changing to new password?

When the new Passwords App came out a few IOS updates ago for both iphone and ipad, one of my apps had i weak password and they suggested changing it. I did and the new password worked right away… HOWEVER…

the new Passwords App still showed my old password on its screen. Nothing i did would get rid of the old password in the new Passwords app… until an Apple Support advisor suggested I go into the Passwords App, find the app that was not showing the changed password and click on it, and then press the ‘edit’ button in the top right corner. Doing this allowed me to simply take my finger and place the cursor on the ‘old password’, erase it with the backstroke key, and then type in the new password.

Now the new and correct password is showing and i can get rid of the piece of paper that i scribbled my new password on. So simple a solution…hope this helps some others.


Posted on Nov 21, 2024 6:06 AM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2025 7:41 AM

I looked this issue up, assuming I was missing a step. I have to change passwords on over 200 sites because of a security issue, and each one has to be edited manually in the Passwords app? How **** is that?! The old keychain app updated automatically. We pay a lot of money for these machines. Fix please!!

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Jan 14, 2025 7:41 AM in response to alanfromns

I looked this issue up, assuming I was missing a step. I have to change passwords on over 200 sites because of a security issue, and each one has to be edited manually in the Passwords app? How **** is that?! The old keychain app updated automatically. We pay a lot of money for these machines. Fix please!!

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Dec 10, 2024 2:51 PM in response to alanfromns

The new Passwords app does not work. when I change a password I must go there and edit it manually. You would think that it would update automatically. Not only is this a pain but it leaves more for a mistake when I have to keep typing in strange passwords that the computer has generated.

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Dec 17, 2024 8:03 PM in response to alanfromns

So if this is a known problem, I hope they are going to fix it. Mine is telling me my passwords have been compromised and I need to update them. But then when I update them the password app does not save them so I have been getting locked out of things like my banking app!

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Dec 10, 2024 4:41 PM in response to dougsoel

Yes you’d have thought Apple would have made this change of passwords automatic in the Passwords app update. Seems they forgot it.

So whenever I change to a new difficult password, I always ‘copy’ it and then edit the corresponding password and then ‘paste’ into to the appropriate password field

within the Passwords App. Hope this helps.

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Nov 24, 2024 7:24 PM in response to alanfromns

Hey! Thanks so much for this tip! I’ve been having a lot of issues with it not saving new passwords I create in the app as well as it not deleted the old ones . It’s caused me nothing but trouble! I’m glad it’s working for someone. I will try this tip out right now!

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Jan 8, 2025 5:05 AM in response to richardrn1985

This would be ok but this app doesn’t log a new app or websites for you to then go in edit the password. Also even if the app or website is already logged it still doesn’t save the password when it says it does and even putting in the old password manually into the site doesn’t work, I’ve been locked out of at least two websites now. Apple you need to sort this, nobody trusts this new password app and this is now becoming a security issue.

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Jan 28, 2025 9:16 AM in response to alanfromns

Yes this is a solution BUT not the right one. The old way remembered your password in the keychain and now it doesn't and when you're using a "Strong Password" as they suggest and it doesn't save, well that's not good. This has now happened to me on multiple occasions and forces me to use the can't remember password to reset on the sight and that is downright inconvenient.

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Mar 22, 2025 5:18 PM in response to alanfromns

Just when you think Apple is making a step forward they take two steps backward. Keychain worked really well at updating passwords then some bright programmer comes along and screws it all up. I would like to know why this change was made because it’s NOT user friendly. It also makes me wonder if Apples “Security and Privacy” are nothing but a catch phrase when in fact it’s just another company stealing peoples private information. I really don’t trust any of these companies anymore.

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