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> 3. The GUI is buried in System Settings. Heaven forbid you need search it's only a simple 37 clicks away! On Mac, at any time, type: command-space passw <ret

> 3. The GUI is buried in System Settings. Heaven forbid you need search it's only a simple 37 clicks away! On Mac, at any time, type: command-space passw <return> On iOS tap <search> on any home screen, type passw, tap suggested result

arrrg 4y ago
Is this you arguing that it‘s not buried? Having to access something via a search incantation (or, alternatively, a ton of clicks) is not at all easily accessible. It’s buried alright. Obviously you can find pretty much anything on macOS and iOS via search. That‘s how it‘s should be. But that doesn’t make things accessible or even just visible.
toxik 4y ago
No results for “passw”
- throwaway290 4y ago
  I write "keychain" usually, it appears after "key" already.
  - shagie 4y ago
    I've pinned Keychain Access in my tool bar. Finder, System settings, Keychain - right at the top.
voytec 4y ago
Rebuilding Spotlight index...
kenver 4y ago
A shortcut helps https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/71fea01c333341878e4355df52c0fcef https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/71fea01c333341878e4355df52c...
mitemte 4y ago
Better yet, using the Shortcuts app for iOS, create a shortcut that opens a URL with `prefs:root=PASSWORDS` in Safari. For macOS, you can make the same shortcut open `/Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/SafariSupport.bundle/Contents/PreferencePanes/Passwords.prefPane`. A single shortcut can be used to accomplish this, using the OS check and an `if` condition. Then add the shortcut to the home screen as an icon and it’ll also show up in Spotlight search.
- hnrodey 4y ago
  I mean, thank you. Buttttttttt this is an asinine level of effort to achieve a workaround for a stock feature on the Apple platform. I'd just assume not use it before implementing this.
bonestamp2 4y ago
These are great tips for power users, I love it! That said, this also proves that for non-power users: it needs an app and it needs integration with other browsers if it wants to be as easy to use (for most people) as the popular password managers.
yamtaddle 4y ago
On iOS, my only password manager I've ever used is the built-in Apple one. I just tapped the "search" field on the home screen, and typed "passw". "Top Hit": A store link to the LastPass password manager (which I do not and have never used—the button has the text "get", it's not installed and doesn't have the cloud-icon for previously-installed apps) From there, it's three suggested Siri web searches: "passwords", "password manager", and "password generator" Then two safari-iconed links (I assume these would search with my default search engine in safari?): "passwords on iphone" and "passew" Searching inside the "settings" app is only marginally better. It's all much, much worse than it was a few iOS releases ago.
- deleted 4y ago
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- snowe2010 4y ago
  I learned from this thread that you can actually disable all that. I did so and my spotlight searching sped up 10-fold and now I only get app results. So much better.

arrrg 4y ago

Is this you arguing that it‘s not buried? Having to access something via a search incantation (or, alternatively, a ton of clicks) is not at all easily accessible. It’s buried alright. Obviously you can find pretty much anything on macOS and iOS via search. That‘s how it‘s should be. But that doesn’t make things accessible or even just visible.

toxik 4y ago

No results for “passw”

throwaway290 4y ago
I write "keychain" usually, it appears after "key" already.
- shagie 4y ago
  I've pinned Keychain Access in my tool bar. Finder, System settings, Keychain - right at the top.

voytec 4y ago

Rebuilding Spotlight index...

kenver 4y ago

A shortcut helps https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/71fea01c333341878e4355df52c0fcef https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/71fea01c333341878e4355df52c...

mitemte 4y ago

Better yet, using the Shortcuts app for iOS, create a shortcut that opens a URL with `prefs:root=PASSWORDS` in Safari. For macOS, you can make the same shortcut open `/Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/SafariSupport.bundle/Contents/PreferencePanes/Passwords.prefPane`. A single shortcut can be used to accomplish this, using the OS check and an `if` condition. Then add the shortcut to the home screen as an icon and it’ll also show up in Spotlight search.

hnrodey 4y ago
I mean, thank you. Buttttttttt this is an asinine level of effort to achieve a workaround for a stock feature on the Apple platform. I'd just assume not use it before implementing this.

bonestamp2 4y ago

These are great tips for power users, I love it! That said, this also proves that for non-power users: it needs an app and it needs integration with other browsers if it wants to be as easy to use (for most people) as the popular password managers.

yamtaddle 4y ago

On iOS, my only password manager I've ever used is the built-in Apple one. I just tapped the "search" field on the home screen, and typed "passw". "Top Hit": A store link to the LastPass password manager (which I do not and have never used—the button has the text "get", it's not installed and doesn't have the cloud-icon for previously-installed apps) From there, it's three suggested Siri web searches: "passwords", "password manager", and "password generator" Then two safari-iconed links (I assume these would search with my default search engine in safari?): "passwords on iphone" and "passew" Searching inside the "settings" app is only marginally better. It's all much, much worse than it was a few iOS releases ago.

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snowe2010 4y ago
I learned from this thread that you can actually disable all that. I did so and my spotlight searching sped up 10-fold and now I only get app results. So much better.