Are you someone who puts off changing passwords or ignores those warnings telling you that one of your passwords has been compromised?Or just forget the regular drill of privacy? If so, Apple may have a solution. At WWDC 2026, the company announced a new privacy-focused Apple Intelligence feature that could save users the hassle of dealing with leaked or weak passwords. Apple has unveiled a new AI-powered tool that can automatically change weak, reused, or compromised passwords on supported websites. The feature reduces the need for users to manually secure their accounts after a breach.
The feature is coming to the Passwords app as part of iOS 27 and Apple’s broader Apple Intelligence rollout. According to Apple, if a password is flagged as compromised, the Passwords app can automatically navigate the website, update the password, and save the new credentials for the user.
In short, instead of simply warning users that a password has been exposed, Apple Intelligence can now take action to fix the problem.
How the feature works
Apple’s Passwords app already serves as a central hub for login credentials, passkeys, two-factor authentication codes, Wi-Fi passwords, and security alerts. It can currently notify users if a password is weak, reused across multiple services, or has appeared in a known data breach.
With iOS 27, Apple is taking things a step further.
During its WWDC presentation, the company explained that Apple Intelligence can automatically go through the password-change process on supported websites. Apple said the system can securely navigate a website, sign in to an account, generate a strong replacement password, update the credentials, and store the new password in the Passwords app.
While describing the feature during the keynote, Apple said Passwords uses Apple Intelligence and Safari to “agentically take action on your behalf”, allowing users to secure their accounts with a single tap instead of manually visiting multiple websites.
The feature is particularly useful because changing passwords can often be tedious, especially when websites require multiple verification steps or two-factor authentication.
What about security?
The idea of giving an AI system access to passwords may sound concerning, and Apple acknowledged that security remains a key part of the feature.
The company says the password update tool relies on its Private Cloud Compute infrastructure when additional processing power is required. Apple introduced Private Cloud Compute as part of its privacy-first approach to artificial intelligence.
According to Apple, requests sent to Private Cloud Compute are end-to-end encrypted and processed without storing personal information. The company says the data is not retained, cannot be accessed by Apple, and is not used to train AI models.
Meanwhile, the automatic password-changing feature is only one of many new Apple Intelligence capabilities announced at WWDC 2026.
Apple also unveiled Siri AI, a redesigned version of Siri capable of holding natural conversations, understanding personal context, analysing on-screen content, and performing actions across apps. Other Apple Intelligence upgrades include AI-powered tools in Photos, Messages, Mail, Calendar, and Safari.
Availability
Developer betas for iOS 27 are available now, while a public beta will arrive next month. Apple says the full rollout of iOS 27 and its new Apple Intelligence features will begin later this year.
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