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iPhone User Guide

Share passwords and passkeys securely with AirDrop on iPhone

You can use AirDrop to securely share passwords and passkeys for website and app accounts with someone using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Note: To show someone the password you saved for a Wi-Fi network, see Find a Wi-Fi password.

Check the AirDrop requirements

Compared to sharing other types of information, AirDrop has more stringent requirements for sharing passwords and passkeys.

  • iCloud Keychain must be set up on your iPhone.

  • The person youʼre sharing with must be in your contacts list in the Contacts app, and they must be listed with the email address they use for iCloud.

  • You must be in the other person’s contacts list in the Contacts app, and you must be listed with the email address you use for iCloud.

Send a password or passkey

To share with someone on iPhone or iPad, ask them to open Control Center and allow AirDrop to receive items. To share with someone on a Mac, ask them to allow themselves to be discovered in AirDrop in the Finder.

  1. Go to the Passwords app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap All, then tap the account you want to share.

  3. Tap 👁 the Share button
    ,     then tap Share with AirDrop.

  4. Tap the device or picture of the person you want to send the password or passkey to.

Receive a password or passkey

  1. If you haven’t already done so, allow AirDrop to receive items.

  2. When you receive a request to accept a password or passkey from someone else, tap Accept.

The password or passkey is saved to your iPhone, where you can view its information and let iPhone automatically fill it in on the sign-in screen for the account. The password or passkey is also saved to your iCloud Keychain, so you can use it on other devices where you’re signed in to your Apple Account.

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