I don’t know about you, but I’m terrible at managing my passwords.Despite being warned multiple times, I still use the same password for a few different accounts.
And I still rely on the password managers built into the likes of Chrome and Firefox, even though they’re considered less secure than dedicated services. Oops.
To make matters worse, when Google, Mozilla or the website itself warns me that some of my passwords could be compromised (or have just stayed the same for too long) and need to be changed, I never get around to it. on’t even get me started on the passkeys I keep getting told to use!
Apple’s disastrous AI rollout has justifiably made it the butt of many jokes. But at WWDC 2026, the company revealed what could be the perfect solution to my password woes.
A perfect solution – in theory
The iPhone has had a dedicated Passwords app for the last two years. But by integrating AI in iOS 27, Apple is stealing a march on the competition.
Just like rivals, it prompts you to change passwords used across multiple accounts or those that could be related to a data breach. However, instead of changing each one manually, Apple will now use AI to do it for you.
Yep, you read that right. With a single tap (or so Apple claims),you’ll be able to get an unsafe password changed and have the new one automatically saved across all your Apple devices. Perfect.
I want to see if AI can help me finally get my passwords in check
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The process uses agentic AI, appearing to lean heavily on Apple’s partnership with Google Gemini. Which begs the question… why hasn’t Google already added it to Android?
Google’s Password Manager is already very popular and works across almost all apps on the Play Store. Google has deployed Gemini in almost all of its apps and services in recent months, but passwords have been left out for now.
A couple of key caveats
The success of a feature like this will depend on how widespread and successful it is. A similar feature has been available on LastPassin some form since 2020, but many users have reported that it doesn’t work effectively.
Hopefully, AI will allow Apple to succeed where LastPass has failed, but it’s unclear how many websites and apps could be unsupported.
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There’s also the question of how much you trust a major tech company to handle and modify sensitive data on your behalf – many people prefer to be in control of these things and for good reason. Apple has long presented itself as a privacy-first company, but that’s at risk when you’re relying on Google Gemini and cloud-based AI tools like this.
Despite these caveats, I’m desperate for Google or Samsung to make a version of their own. Even if I end up turning it off, I want to see if AI can help me finally get my passwords in check – let’s get it into Android 17, stat.
It wasn’t the only big upgrade coming to iOS 27. Apple is also letting you turn off its controversial ‘Liquid Glass’ interface.
