iOS 12 improves performance and stability of compatible machines, and offers several new featureslisted here. Among these, iOS can nowsuggest more secure passwords, etdetect duplicates.
Since iOS 12, the system can now suggest complex passwords, which are then automatically saved in iCloud Keychain. For existing passwords, iOS 12 can show duplicates for changing them.
Here ishow this new password suggestion and audit feature works:
iOS 12 Suggested Passwords
When a user visits a site in Safari, it asks to sign in with an account. When creating the account, and choosing a password, iOS 12 will suggesttwo options.
It is possible to choosethe strong password suggested by iOS, or create your own password. The password is then automatically saved in iCloud Keychain.
Note: It appears that this does notdoes not yet work with all websites.
iOS 12 offers a new feature that allows you to quickly identify duplicate passwords in iCloud Keychain.
To do this, you must go to Settings, then to “Passwords and accounts“, then select “Web/app passwords“.
On this new page which appears after authentication via Touch ID or Face ID, we can see the list of passwords saved in iCloud Keychain. iOS 12 displays awarning signnext to eachpassword already usedelsewhere.
By tapping on the warning, the user can view the site, username and password. iOS 12 suggest user to change password. To do this, press “Change the password on the site“.
The user is then sent back to the site in question to change the password.
Sharing passwords with iOS 12
iOS 12 allows you to quicklyshare a passwordwith another user, using the functionAirDrop.
To do this, simply go to the page of a site with username and password (seen in the previous paragraph). Then press the password, to bring up two options, “Copy” and “AirDrop“.
Select “AirDrop,” and the nearby contact you want to share this password with.
Also readall our iOS 12 articles here, including the following:
iOS 12, the most important
- iOS 12 is available: how to update iPhone and iPad, main new features + WatchOS 5 and tvOS 12
- The new iOS 12 features to test upon installation on iPhone or iPad!
- New features detected in iOS 12: the complete list!
- Which iPhones and iPads are compatible with iOS 12, which Apple Watches are compatible with WatchOS 5
- Apple announced improved performance with iOS 12: encouraging first feedback and tests!
- What is the difference in speed between iOS 11 and iOS 12 on an iPhone X? Video
- Videos: iOS 12 launch conference summarized in 14 minutes, Apple clips and Memojis by iJustine
New iOS 12 apps
- The iOS 12 Shortcuts app is available on the App Store: it imports workflows
- “Favicons” are coming to Safari Mac, but also to iOS 12: discovery in pictures!
- Demo and video test of the iOS 12 “Measure” app: to measure everything in Augmented Reality
- The iOS 12 App Store will (finally) suggest more relevant apps
- With iOS 12, Siri opens up to third-party players like Spotify
- iOS 12: in iMessage, photos are enriched with effects, retouching and adding text
- Discover the new iOS 12 stock market application in video!
- With iOS 12, the Dictaphone app becomes Voice Memos and extends to the iPad and Mac: video
- iOS 12: the new “Books” app is revealed in images
iPhone X
New settings
- iOS updates can be activated automatically starting with iOS 12
- New graphs to monitor battery consumption added to iOS 12
- Password manager integration made more effective by iOS 12?
iPad
- The iPad X is approaching: in iOS 12, obvious traces of the arrival of an iPad with iPhone X design
- Two new (old) apps for the iPad with iOS 12
Tips and tricks
- iOS 12 tip: how to quickly program one of your usual alarm clocks with the “Spotlight” search
- With iOS 12, the iPhone displays the day's weather when you wake up: here's how to activate it
- It's new in iOS 12 and practical: sharing photos via iCloud, directly from the camera roll
But still
- New colorful wallpaper delivered with iOS 12: download here for iPhone and iPad while waiting for the release
- 3D Touch not completely forgotten in iOS 12: 2 shortcuts added
- With iOS 12, AirPods will be able to serve as a hearing aid: details in pictures
- Apple tightens protection against unlocking boxes to plug into iPhone: 1 hour maximum under iOS 12
- With iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, the iPhone offers new functions to the Mac: scanning and camera closely linked
- With iOS 12, AirPods will serve as a hearing aid: details in video!
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