Apple adds AI-assisted password auto-updates in Passwords

Apple announced a new Passwords feature at WWDC 2026 that can automatically update weak or compromised passwords for eligible accounts, marking a shift from detection to remediation.

The company said the update uses Apple Intelligence and Safari to complete the password change on the user’s behalf. Apple’s Passwords app already flags weak, reused or leaked credentials and recommends manual updates, but the new feature is designed to take the next step when an account supports it.

The announcement came during Apple’s June 8 WWDC keynote and was confirmed within hours by multiple conference reports. Apple’s current support documentation still describes the existing workflow as manual, underscoring that the new automation is a fresh change rather than a long-standing feature.

Apple has not yet answered several open questions about the rollout, including which websites and apps will support automatic updates at launch, whether the feature will be limited to iOS 27 or arrive across the full platform lineup at the same time, and whether it will require specific Apple Intelligence-capable hardware.

For now, the main takeaway is that Apple is pushing Passwords from warning users about exposed credentials toward actively fixing them when the service can handle the change automatically.