Apple AI auto‑updates weak passwords in Passwords app

Apple has unveiled a new artificial intelligence feature designed to automatically update weak or compromised passwords directly within its built-in Passwords app. The capability, announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2026, aims to streamline a traditionally tedious security task.

The feature builds on the existing functionality of the Passwords app, which launched in 2024 and can flag credentials that are weak, reused, or have appeared in known data breaches. Previously, users were required to manually visit each website and change their passwords individually. The new system, powered by Apple Intelligence, automates this process. Users can visit the Security tab within the Passwords app, see a list of accounts with problematic passwords, and tap a "Fix Passwords" button. The AI agent then uses Safari to navigate to the websites, sign in, and create stronger passwords on the user's behalf, saving the new credentials automatically.

Apple describes the system as "agentic," meaning it can take action autonomously based on user intent. The entire process runs in the background, with a Live Activity showing the status of each account as it...