macOS Sonoma makes Apple's password management feature available to third-party browsers such as Chrome and Edge



At

WWDC23 held in June 2023, ' macOS Sonoma ', the next major version of the OS for Mac, was announced. With this macOS Sonoma, third-party browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge will be able to use the information in iCloud Keychain, which makes it easy to use information such as accounts and passwords saved on Apple devices.

iCloud Passwords for Chrome is no longer only on Windows - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/12/icloud-passwords-chrome-edge-arc/



macOS Sonoma supports iCloud Password extension in Chrome
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/07/12/macos-sonoma-brings-icloud-password-extension-to-third-party-browsers

At WWDC23 held in June 2023, Apple announced next-generation OS for Apple devices such as iOS 17 , iPadOS 17 , watchOS 10 , and macOS Sonoma. These OSs are scheduled to be released around the fall of 2023.



Apple is developing each OS for release in the fall of 2023, and on July 13, 2023, the public beta version of each OS was delivered.

In line with the appearance of this public beta version of macOS Sonoma,

Ricky Mondello , an engineer working on the development of password management tools at Apple, said that by using the browser extension ' iCloud Password ', third-party browsers such as Chrome and Edge However, I am appealing that Apple's password management function will be available.




Below is the ``Screenshot of using Apple's genuine password management function in Chrome using iCloud password'' released by Mr. Mondello. Passwords can be auto-filled.



In addition, it seems that it is also compatible with entering

a one-time password that is required to be entered when two-step authentication is set on the account.



Apple provides a password management function called iCloud Keychain that allows you to easily share and manage passwords and account information on your device. With Safari, Apple's official browser, you can easily use passwords and account information saved on your iPhone or iPad using iCloud Keychain. However, on macOS, iCloud Keychain could only be used with Safari.

Set up iCloud Keychain - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085

Also, users who use iPhones and iPads do not necessarily use Macs. Therefore, Apple provided an extension `` iCloud Password '' that can be used with Chrome so that even Windows PC users can use the password information saved in the iCloud Keychain.

iCloud Password - Chrome Web Store
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/icloud-passwords/pejdijmoenmkgeppbflobdenhhabjlaj



This Chrome extension version of iCloud Passwords was upgraded to version 2.0.5 on the same day that the public beta version of macOS Sonoma was released. As a result, if you upgrade to macOS Sonoma, you can use Apple's password management function in Chrome on Mac.

In addition, Apple also offers an Edge version of iCloud passwords. It can be confirmed that this has also been upgraded to version 2.0.5, so if you install macOS Sonoma, you can use Apple's password management function while using Edge on a Mac.

iCloud Password - Microsoft Edge Addons
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/icloud%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89/mfbcdcnpoakpoajjciilocoachedjkima



iCloud passwords have always been available on Windows PCs, but macOS Sonoma brings Apple's password management capabilities to Chrome and Edge on Mac, as well as a wide range of third-party browsers such as Arc .

In addition, Mr. Mondello uses the iCloud password to use the information on the iCloud Keychain in browsers other than Safari, which is realized by macOS's 'Web browser API for integrating iCloud Keychain passkeys'. explains. In addition, Mondello wrote, 'I know that some web browsers will support the API, but I can't reveal the name of the browser at this time.'




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