Home Forums Peripherals & Multimedia iTunes, iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV I guess I'm iPhone challenged.

I've always had this one stumbling block on my iPhone: Surfing the net.

On my desktop Mac, all of my website passwords are automagically handled either by Keychain Access or Safari's built-in password thing. So, when I go to a site that needs my password (such as FineTunedMac, for example), I'm signed in without having to do anything. It never happens on my iPhone. It's always asking for passwords, and my passwords are different for every site, and usually a bunch of randomly generated characters that I have no hope of remembering.

So, does the iPhone version of Safari not have any way of remembering my passwords, or have I just not set things up properly?

It seems to me that if I sync my iPhone to my Mac, that my iPhone should then know all of my website passwords.

You need to be more proactive with the iPhone (or iPad) to have passwords automatically filled. Here is an article that tells you what to do on the iPhone.

Safari on iOS devices does save passwords. To see a list of the saved passwords go to Settings > Safari > Passwords. Check Settings > Safari > Autofill and be sure Names and Passwords is turned on.

There are always sites and situations that create problems with userid's and passwords. Personally I use 1Password on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It automatically and securely synchronizes all of your password data (and lots of other types of secure information) across all of your devices.

Okay, thanks. I found it in the settings. Would be nice if it would sync with my Mac, but I guess I can live with it this way.

I checked out 1password, but it costs more than I'd be willing to pay for the limited use I'd get out of it. It might be worth it if I was spending more time on the iPhone.