Password

How to set Google Chrome to autofill passwords anywhere on your iPhone

Ankur Thakur ∙ November 22, 2021

Chrome is the most popular browser available on Mac, PC, Android, iPhone, and more. You might use its built-in Google Password Manager to store passwords and login information. To date, you might be using these saved passwords only inside Google Chrome. But you can easily set Chrome as the iPhone Password Manager on a system level and then autofill these passwords inside Safari, apps, and elsewhere. It'll work almost like iCloud Keychain.

Here's how to add Google Chrome as a password manager on iPhone to effortlessly autofill login details saved in it.

NetworkList lets jailbreakers look back at previously-used Wi-Fi passwords in iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 23, 2021

There are often times when we get asked, “do you know the Wi-Fi password for this place?” In many cases, we may have joined a secured Wi-Fi network and forgotten the password used to log in to it.

Apple launches a new iCloud Passwords app

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 18, 2021

Apple's launched a new iCloud Passwords app that lets Windows users view and manage any saved website passwords in Safari and use them in Chrome or Edge, right on their PC.

You can now try 1Password 8 for Mac

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 11, 2021

1Password 8, the next major iteration to the popular password manager, is now available for testing on macOS ahead of its public release on Mac and Windows later this year.

How to change your Raspberry Pi password

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ May 17, 2021

When you first set up your Raspberry Pi, you’re prompted to change the default password. But maybe you want to change it again down the road. As we all know, you’re supposed to do this regularly for security reasons.

So here, we’ll show you how to change your Raspberry Pi password. You can update your password using two methods, the Raspberry Pi Configuration interface or a Terminal command.

Netflix is working to curb password sharing

Christian Zibreg ∙ March 12, 2021

You may soon no longer be able to share your Netflix user name and password between separate households because Netflix may be cracking down on password sharing soon.

How to use iCloud Passwords on Chrome for Windows

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ March 5, 2021

If you’ve been waiting for a way to use iCloud passwords on Windows, then you may have known a Chrome extension was on the way. While the Chrome add-on was released a while ago, you needed to have iCloud version 12.0 or later to use the feature.

So, if your iCloud is now up to date on Windows and you’re ready to use the Chrome extension, we’ll show you how to set it all up.

How to require a password to open or exit a slideshow in Keynote

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ February 23, 2021

We password-protect documents with confidential or personally identifiable information. But how often do you think about securing a slideshow? Well, if it contains something sensitive then you should and Keynote offers a handy feature to do it.

Along with assigning a password to open a Keynote presentation you can require one to exit a slideshow. This could be useful for educational or training purposes. To make sure the “student” watches the entire presentation, you can give them a password on the last slide that allows them to exit it.

Here, we’ll show you how to set up a password for a Keynote slideshow on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

How to password-protect a ZIP file on Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ March 1, 2021

You can password-protect a PDF on your Mac along with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote documents pretty easily. But when it comes to a ZIP file, it’s not quite as simple.

You may have a group of files you want to send securely for business, financial, or other reasons. While more difficult than other types of files on your Mac, it’s not impossible. Here, we’ll show you a couple of ways to password-protect a ZIP file on your Mac.

Hotmail or Outlook keep asking for your password on iOS?

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ December 4, 2020

If you have a Hotmail or Outlook email account that’s set up in Mail on iPhone or iPad, then you may have been running into this issue since the releases of updates to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. You repeatedly get a pop-up message asking you for your email account password. Guess what? You’re not alone.

WiFi List lets iPhone users view previous Wi-Fi networks & their passwords

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 16, 2020

After you log into a Wi-Fi network on your iPhone, it will remember that network and connect to it automatically when in range. As you might come to expect, this means your handset keeps a database of previously used Wi-Fi networks. Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t allow users to access this information on their own devices out of the box.

If your iPhone is jailbroken, then you may be excited to learn that there’s a way around this frustrating quandary. A newly released and free jailbreak app dubbed WiFi List by iOS developer Itaybre consolidates all of your previously used Wi-Fi networks, their passwords, and more valuable information about them into one convenient place for future reference.

How to use password monitoring and see breached passwords on iPhone and iPad

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ September 16, 2020

When you find out that a password you use may have been compromised in a data breach, it’s a disturbing bit of news. To help you stay safer when you’re online, Apple introduced password monitoring for those using iCloud Keychain on their devices.

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, you can see possible threats, compromised passwords, and recommendations for password changes. This is a great and useful feature for your iOS devices. So take a look at this tutorial that walks you through how to use password monitoring and see your breached passwords.