The Passwords app is connected to iCloud Keychain, allowing you to easily save passwords on your iPhone. Once you save your username and password for a website, Keychain will auto-fill your information when you go to the website. Sound convenient? Below, we'll show you how to add a new password to your iPhone using the Passwords app.

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Save usernames and passwords for quick and easy access.
Avoid having to memorize your login information.

How to Save Passwords on iPhone

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 26.4. If you are on an earlier version of iOS, your Passwords may be in the Settings app instead. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

Once you start saving passwords on your iPhone, daily life will be far more convenient by saving time when you need to log in to any of your online accounts. If you don't have one of your accounts saved already, adding saved passwords to your iPhone is a pretty simple process. For more useful iPhone tips and tricks, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to save a password on iPhone:

Open the Passwords app.
Tap the plus icon in the lower-right corner.
Give the password a title. This can be the name of the website, the URL, or something else entirely.
Tap the User Name field to enter your username. Your keyboard might suggest a username for you.
Tap the Password field to type in the password. A secure, randomly generated password will be suggested for you, though you don't have to use it.
Tap the Website field and type in the URL for the website that this account is for. If your Title is already the URL, the Website field will be filled out automatically (e.g. if you use the title iphonelife.com, the Website field will read iphonelife.com too).
If there is a shared password group that you want to share this password to, you can tap the Group field.
Add Notes if there's anything extra you want to remember about this password.
Tap the checkmark icon to save the password to iCloud Keychain.

Pro Tip

If you are not sure you can manually create a good enough password, learn how to use iCloud Keychain to create strong passwords. This can be a safer option!

That's how to add a password on the iPhone. Now whenever you go to that site, you will be asked if you want to log in using the saved password on your iPhone. Your saved information will then auto-fill the fields, and you'll confirm with your passcode or Face ID to log into the account. It's that simple! Now that you've added passwords to your iCloud Keychain, you can learn how to see saved passwords on your iPhone and also securely share your newly created password with others.