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How to find all of your saved passwords on an iPhone, and edit or delete them

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You can find saved passwords on your iPhone your Settings app. Flickr/Eduardo Woo
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If you practice good online security, you should have a unique, strong password for every web site you visit — that means you don't repeat passwords, and you make them complex with a lengthy combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols. 

Of course, you can't possibly remember all those passwords, which is why Safari on your iPhone offers to remember them for you. Usually, Safari suggests auto-filling the right password at the appropriate time, but you can also display and manage the complete set of remembered passwords as well. 

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How to find and edit passwords on the iPhone

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Passwords & Accounts."

3. Tap "Website & App Passwords." You might be asked to enter your passcode or log in with Touch ID or Face ID. 

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Your passwords are stored in the Passwords & Accounts section of Settings.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

4. Your iPhone will now display your complete list of saved passwords. To see the password details (the login username and password, as well as the URL of the website that the password is associated with) tap the entry for the password. 

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The Passwords page lists all the saved passwords on your iPhone. You can delete entries you no longer need.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

You have several options:

  • If you no longer need a password saved and want to delete it, swipe it to the left and tap "Delete."
  • If you want to edit a password, tap it and then tap "Edit" in the top right corner of the screen. Tap "Done" to save your changes. 
  • If you want to go to the website and change your password, you can tap the password and then tap "Change Password on Website." Safari will open the appropriate site where you can update your password. 
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Tap a password entry to edit its details.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.