Apple's Passwords App Gains Version History Feature

Apple's Passwords app is getting a handy new feature in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe that should eliminate a particularly frustrating password management scenario.

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The Passwords app now saves complete version history for stored logins that have been changed, which could be a lifesaver if you find yourself in a situation where a password gets accidentally overwritten.

Users will find a new "View History" button when opening any login that has multiple saved versions. The history display shows each different password iteration, creation timestamps, and an option to clear the stored versions.

Apple launched the standalone Passwords app in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia after years of burying password management tools within the Settings app, and the version history addition is a nice refinement in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and MacOS Tahoe.

The update should prove particularly valuable for users managing frequently-changing credentials or situations where you update a password on a website and something causes the new credentials to not register properly.

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Top Rated Comments

al256 Avatar
4 weeks ago
Finally. I’ve been burned dozens of times when changing a password and it doesn’t save for a variety of reasons.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
4 weeks ago
That's a good update! Thank you Apple!

...now let us set a different password for the Passwords app from the account/lockscreen password.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Etc_ Avatar
4 weeks ago
It's frustrating that we have to wait for yearly major OS updates just to get minor app improvements, all because of the poor decision to deeply intertwine system apps with the OS instead of allowing regular updates through the app store throughout the year.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Havalo Avatar
4 weeks ago
Password app should be on AppStore instead forcing users to upgrade major OS version in order to get a feature that should have been available from the beginning.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wanha Avatar
4 weeks ago

How good is the Apple Passwords? Quite tired of 1Password UX and issues and thinking of changing to this.
as long as you're happy:
1. to divide your 1password data between Apple Passwords (for passwords) and a secure note in Notes (for everything else), and
2. to not easily access them on non-apple devices

then yes, Apple Passwords is a good alternative

For me, the above 2 are a deal breaker.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
widestload Avatar
4 weeks ago
Could have done with this recently. Glad to see it added ?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)