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In previous versions of iOS, your passwords were stored in iCloud Keychain, which you could access by going into the Settings app. Now, Apple has given us a dedicated Passwords app. Let’s go over how to sort passwords in the Passwords app.
Why You’ll Love This Tip:
- Sort your passwords and find them easier.
- Find out when you last updated a specific password.
How To Sort Passwords in the Apple Password Manager
System Requirements
This tip works on iPhones running iOS 18 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
In the Passwords app, you can sort your passwords by date, when they were last edited, by website, and more. This helps you wade through hundreds of passwords to find the specific account you are looking for. Here’s how to sort passwords in the password manager on iPhone:
- Open the Passwords app.
![iphone spotlight search with a red box around passwords app]()
- After verifying with Face ID, choose All, Passkeys, or one of your Password Groups. For this example, I’ll choose All.
![iphone passwords app main menu screen with a red box around all]()
- Tap the up and down arrows.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu with a red box around sort button (it looks like up and down arrows)]()
- By default, your passwords are sorted by Ascending. When sorting by Title, Ascending means that your passwords will be sorted alphabetically starting with A.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around ascending]()
- Descending will sort your passwords in reverse alphabetical order starting with numbers and symbols, followed by websites that start with Z.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around descending]()
- Title allows you to sort alphabetically based on the title you’ve used for the account.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around title]()
- Website sorts your passwords alphabetically based on the website. This might look similar to Title, depending on how you name your passwords.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around website]()
- Date Created will sort your passwords based on the date you added them to the Passwords app. The Ascending and Descending titles will also change to Newest First and Oldest First.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around date created]()
- Date Edited will sort your passwords based on when you last edited the details of a particular account. Like the previous step, this changes Ascending and Descending to Newest First and Oldest First.
![iphone passwords app all passwords menu displaying sort options with a red box around date edited]()
That’s where to find passwords on the iPhone and how to sort them. If you have more questions about passwords on the iPhone, be sure to check out our walkthrough of Apple’s Passwords app.
