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Pointless if it doesnt have cross platform. Apple devices already basically have a password manager, the main reason more people don't use it it is because it d
by mmanfrin 2y ago
Pointless if it doesnt have cross platform. Apple devices already basically have a password manager, the main reason more people don't use it it is because it doesnt also work on android or windows, not because it's not a standalone app called Passwords.
- trustno2 2y agoThe lock-in is the point. I mean, why else would Apple invest in something like this. They became the richest company in the world by increasing lock-in in every step.
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- wwalexander 2y agoIt works on Windows.
- toddmorey 2y agoIt does work on windows; the mentioned that. No word yet on Android.
- Hamuko 2y agoNo dedicated app on Windows though, it'll be part of their existing iCloud Windows application.
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- norman784 2y agoThe password manager that we have today is terrible, that's why people are not using it.
- donohoe 2y agoHardly. While not everyone is entirely within the Apple eco-system a huge number of people are that go beyond the necessary critical mass. Apple already built this into the OS they just kept it under the clunky Settings UI - so seems like a logical and low-effort move. If the Family Sharing aspects are well done I'd happily say goodbye to my 1Password subscription.
- vundercind 2y agoBeing in system settings makes sense to me. Having the place to see the same stuff on macOS be Safari’s settings window is the bizarre part. Regardless, I’ve been using it for years now. Works fine. Better UI will be nice assuming this doesn’t come with a bunch of updates that somehow manage to make it work less-well.
- saithier 2y agoThey did say there was a windows client in the keynote.
- jrexilius 2y agoMy approach has been to move it out of the vendor OS entirely and embedd it in the keyboard. I'll be releasing this as open source (hardware & software) soon: https://www.anomie.tech/products/anigma/ce/ https://www.anomie.tech/products/anigma/ce/
- throwaway48476 2y agoAny connection to what bunnie is doing with precursor?
- jrexilius 2y agoNo connection other than being a fan. I started working on my (simpler) approach before precursor was launched and think there is a place for both, but I'm a big fan of all the work he and his team are doing.
- r0m4n0 2y agoAgreed, for me it needs a solid webapp too. I reference personal credentials on my corp laptop and can't/won't login to anything that's in the system and am unable to install any unauthorized apps.
- throw0101d 2y ago> Pointless if it doesnt have cross platform. As mentioned in another news article on the topic: > It also syncs with PCs via the iCloud for Windows app. * https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24175505/apple-password-app-passkey-manager-windows-mac-icloud https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24175505/apple-password-a... and in the keynote itself: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXeOiIDNNek&t=59m32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXeOiIDNNek&t=59m32s
- boxed 2y agoThe timestamp you gave talks about Baldurs Gate :P
- throw0101d 2y ago56 not 59: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXeOiIDNNek&t=56m32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXeOiIDNNek&t=56m32s
- pdpi 2y agoLast I tried it, iCloud for Windows didn't integrate with Firefox, though.
- _JamesA_ 2y agoOr Linux.
- throw0101d 2y ago> Or Linux. I guess Apple does not think that 2024 will be the Year of the Linux Desktop.
- niek_pas 2y agoI don't think Apple minds.
- Someone 2y agoI would think it would be Firefox which would have to support iCloud for Windows. If password managers could interfere with password fields in Firefox without its help, malware could do that, too. Or is there a generic password manager API on Windows that Apple doesn’t implement?