The ability to share passwords with a group of people you trust is one of the best hidden features of iOS 17. With shared passwords, you get the convenience of sharing your online accounts with multiple users while minimizing the risk of data theft.
In this post, we’ll show the process of creating and managing a shared password group on an iPhone.
How to Add People to Your Shared Password Group on an iPhone
When you create a new shared password group, you have complete control over the passwords you share with other people in the group. You can add or remove members or even delete the entire group anytime.
This feature can come in handy if you already useFamily Sharing on your iPhoneto share apps and subscriptions, as not all services support this feature, and you might need to share credentials with your family members.
Here’s how you may make a new shared password group and add people to it:
After this, you’ll get a prompt asking if you want to notify the person. If so, press theNotify via Messageand send an invitation. Else tapNot now.
Once you’ve successfully created a shared password group, you can easily add more people whenever you like. Go to your shared group, tapManage, and repeat the steps you followed to add your contacts.
How to Add Passwords to Your Shared Group on an iPhone
If you want to add more passwords to your shared group, here’s what you need to do:
If you accidentally added a password you didn’t intend to, you may remove it from the group. Tap the password you want to remove and chooseDelete Passwordat the bottom.
Alternatively, you can swipe left on the password, tapDelete, and hitDelete Shared Password.
How to Manage Your Shared Password Group on an iPhone
If you no longer want to share passwords with a particular person, rename the group, or want to delete the entire group, you may easily do that from the group’s settings.
Renaming a Shared Password Group
This is pretty easy. All you need to do is tap the name of the group at the top and enter a new name. Then, hitSaveand tapDone.
Removing Members From a Shared Password Group
Select the shared group you want to remove members from and tapManage. Then, tap the person you want to remove and hitRemove From Groupon the following screen.
Deleting a Shared Password Group
TapManagefrom the group’s page and then hitDelete Groupat the bottom. When prompted to confirm, hitDeleteagain to remove the shared password group and all its members.
That’s it. Now, you know exactly how to manage a shared password group and all its members as the owner. As you may probably tell by now, it’s one ofthe best features of iOS 17.
Password Sharing Made Easy on Your iPhone
Shared password groups serve as a secure way to share your credentials with family, co-workers, and friends without worrying about your data falling into the wrong hands. We hope you were able to easily create and manage your first shared password Group on your iPhone.
Besides sharing your account passwords with trustworthy contacts, your iPhone even lets you share your Wi-Fi password conveniently with nearby devices.
