You can share passwords on iPhone automatically with your entire family, so you don’t have to reuse the same password everywhere or let everyone in your family know when a shared password is changed.
Setting up this feature is easy and saves the hassle of being texted “hey I can’t get into Amazon, what’s that password again?” and “I need you to send me the code.” When you set up shared passwords, two-factor authentication and passkeys are shared, too.
It’s a huge time-saver, and highly recommended. You can keep reading below or watch our quick video.
How to share passwords on iPhone
Passwords are sometimes the only line of defense between hackers across the world and your entire digital life. You might not care if someone gets into your water utility account (what are they gonna do, pay your bills?) but if that’s the same password as your bank, you’re in big trouble. And if anyone can get into your email, they have everything they need to truly ruin your life.
But no one can be bothered to remember that many unique strings of 8 – 12 letters, numbers and symbols, and that’s why password managers are a must. And with the password manager built into your iPhone, you can sync your sign-ins across all your devices and even share the ones you choose with your family and friends. It’s a real game changer.
Table of Contents:
- Create a new Shared Group
- Add your saved passwords to the group
- Advantages of sharing passwords and passkeys on iPhone
- More iPhone pro tips
Create a new Shared Group
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Open the Passwords app and authenticate with Face ID. Tap New Shared Group, the folder icon in the lower left.
Give the group a name, like “Family Passwords.” Tap Add People and look up one or more contacts you’d like to put in the group. Tap Create (the blue checkmark button) when you’ve got everyone.
Next, you can choose to add some passwords. Tap one to select. Search for an item using the search field at the bottom. Tap Move if you have some chosen; tap Not Now to do this later.
Finally, you can tap Notify via Messages to let your contacts know they now have access.
Add your saved passwords to the group
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You should now see the group you just created. Tap the + in the lower right and tap Move Passwords to Group to add passwords that will be shared with everyone. Or, while viewing any password, you can tap Group to add it.
If you change your password in Safari or in an app, your changes will automatically sync to everyone else in the group. To change a password manually, you can always look it up in Passwords, tap on it and hit Edit. Enter in the correct password and hit Save.
To make changes to your password group, tap the ⓘ button on the right. You can rename the group, add more people, revoke access or delete the group.
Advantages of sharing passwords and passkeys on iPhone
Another great advantage of setting up password sharing on iPhone is that if you have two-factor authentication tied to a password (so long as it’s set up in iCloud), everyone you share your password with will automatically get the same codes. Your partner signing into your joint Amazon account won’t have to get the code from you.
This also works for passkeys, the new password-free way to sign in. Passkeys only work on certain websites and services. But it’s worth setting them up, since it’s a more secure way to log in and share accounts.
More iPhone pro tips
- Create Focus modes to customize notification settings for different times of day, like work, vacation, driving, personal time and more.
- Reset your iPhone with your old passcode — for up to three days later — if you forget your new one.
- Customize the Action button to toggle the flashlight, open the camera, run a custom Shortcut and more.
- Hide and lock apps with Face ID (or Touch ID) so they can’t be opened (or seen on your phone) by anyone else.
- Play ambient music and background sounds while you work for distraction-free tunes and vibes.
- Enable Game Mode for higher performance while you’re playing a mobile game.
This article on how to share passwords on iPhone was originally published on April 3, 2024. We updated it with the latest information on November 19, 2025.
D. Griffin Jones is a writer, podcaster and video producer for Cult of Mac. Griffin has been a passionate computer enthusiast since 2002, when he got his first PC — but since getting a Mac in 2008, he hasn’t turned back. His skills in graphic and web design, along with video and podcast editing, are self-taught over 20+ years. Griffin has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and has written several (unpublished) apps for Mac and iOS. His collection of old computers is made up of 40+ desktops, laptops, PDAs and devices, dating back to the early ’80s. He brings all of these creative and technical skills, along with a deep knowledge of Apple history, into his work for Cult of Mac.
