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Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by robotresearcher on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:13PM (#35331001)
> 3. The GUI is buried in System Settings. Heaven forbid you need search it's only a simple 37 clicks away!

On Mac, at any time, type: command-space passw <return>

On iOS tap <search> on any home screen, type passw, tap suggested result

Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by voytec on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:25PM (#35331153)
Rebuilding Spotlight index...
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by toxik on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:18PM (#35331061)
No results for “passw”
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by throwaway290 on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:23PM (#35331130)
I write "keychain" usually, it appears after "key" already.
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by shagie on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:43PM (#35331364)
I've pinned Keychain Access in my tool bar. Finder, System settings, Keychain - right at the top.
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by kenver on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:57PM (#35331569)
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by mitemte on Monday March 27, 2023 @04:02PM (#35331649)
Better yet, using the Shortcuts app for iOS, create a shortcut that opens a URL with `prefs:root=PASSWORDS` in Safari.

For macOS, you can make the same shortcut open `/Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/SafariSupport.bundle/Contents/PreferencePanes/Passwords.prefPane`.

A single shortcut can be used to accomplish this, using the OS check and an `if` condition.

Then add the shortcut to the home screen as an icon and it’ll also show up in Spotlight search.

Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by hnrodey on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:29PM (#35334646)
I mean, thank you. Buttttttttt this is an asinine level of effort to achieve a workaround for a stock feature on the Apple platform. I'd just assume not use it before implementing this.
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by bonestamp2 on Monday March 27, 2023 @04:07PM (#35331714)
These are great tips for power users, I love it!

That said, this also proves that for non-power users: it needs an app and it needs integration with other browsers if it wants to be as easy to use (for most people) as the popular password managers.

Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by yamtaddle on Monday March 27, 2023 @04:10PM (#35331748)
On iOS, my only password manager I've ever used is the built-in Apple one.

I just tapped the "search" field on the home screen, and typed "passw".

"Top Hit": A store link to the LastPass password manager (which I do not and have never used—the button has the text "get", it's not installed and doesn't have the cloud-icon for previously-installed apps)

From there, it's three suggested Siri web searches: "passwords", "password manager", and "password generator"

Then two safari-iconed links (I assume these would search with my default search engine in safari?): "passwords on iphone" and "passew"

Searching inside the "settings" app is only marginally better. It's all much, much worse than it was a few iOS releases ago.

Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by snowe2010 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:01AM (#35336530)
I learned from this thread that you can actually disable all that. I did so and my spotlight searching sped up 10-fold and now I only get app results. So much better.
Re:Apple Passwords Deserve an App by arrrg on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @07:27AM (#35338951)
Is this you arguing that it‘s not buried?

Having to access something via a search incantation (or, alternatively, a ton of clicks) is not at all easily accessible. It’s buried alright.

Obviously you can find pretty much anything on macOS and iOS via search. That‘s how it‘s should be. But that doesn’t make things accessible or even just visible.