{"id":28711,"date":"2020-04-20T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=28711"},"modified":"2023-02-10T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:44:19","slug":"there-should-be-an-icloud-keychain-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/20\/there-should-be-an-icloud-keychain-app\/","title":{"rendered":"There Should Be an iCloud Keychain App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/04\/19\/icloud-keychain\/\">Bradley Chambers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/04\/19\/icloud-keychain\/\">\n<p>The problem with managing passwords on iOS and macOS at the moment is the functions are scattered around. Some of the syncing happens on in the backend with no way to quickly see (especially on iOS). A prime example of this is the syncing of Wi-Fi passwords. It&rsquo;s easy to remove old networks on the Mac, but on iOS, it&rsquo;s all happened without being able to remove anything.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>As our devices continue to store ever more personal information, Apple should release a dedicated app to view, add, change, or delete anything being stored in iCloud Keychain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"there-should-be-an-icloud-keychain-app-update-2020-04-22\">Update (2020-04-22): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romk1n\/status\/1252349582517792770\">R0MK1N<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romk1n\/status\/1252349582517792770\">\n<p>And also api for other apps to use that. What&rsquo;s the point of keychain if I can&rsquo;t use it in Firefox on a Mac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>What does a browser need that the regular keychain API can&rsquo;t do?<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galooticus\/status\/1252357849688141832\">Adam Maxwell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galooticus\/status\/1252357849688141832\">\n<p>I live in terror of accidentally enabling iCloud Keychain with an OS update. Last time that happened it deleted a bunch of passwords and imported a bunch of prior ones from God knows when.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birchtree.me\/blog\/an-icloud-keychain-app\/\">Matt Birchler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/birchtree.me\/blog\/an-icloud-keychain-app\/\">\n<p>A standalone app would do a couple things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradley Chambers: The problem with managing passwords on iOS and macOS at the moment is the functions are scattered around. Some of the syncing happens on in the backend with no way to quickly see (especially on iOS). A prime example of this is the syncing of Wi-Fi passwords. 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