Apple to Reportedly Unveil a s App at WWDC 2024 to Keep Track of Credentials 2l1a2f Technology News

As per the report, Apple’s s app will be introduced for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. j4w13

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 7 June 2024 15:50 IST

Apple to Reportedly Unveil a s App at WWDC 2024 to Keep Track of Credentials

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Apple’s s app will reportedly categorise the ’s credentials for easier access

Highlights

Reportedly, the s app is powered by the iCloud Keychain
Apple is said to let s import data from third-party apps
It is also reported to verification codes

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iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 updates. The app is said to be powered by the iCloud Keychain, the native service that syncs s and information across Apple's devices. Notably, the Cupertino-based company will also announce several new artificial intelligence (AI) features for several of its apps and services.

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According to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the new app will make its debut during the WWDC event's keynote session. Citing people with knowledge of the app's development, the report claimed that the s app will be able to save and keep track of s' s and generate new s.

Based on the report, it appears the feature will be powered by the iCloud Keychain. It's a service that syncs s and credentials across Apple devices. However, the service can only be accessed via the Settings app or when a attempts to to an . The new s app will likely offer s a front-end for the feature as well as offer more control over its functionalities.

The s app will reportedly feature authenticator functionalities as well. With for verification codes, it can be used to set up two-factor authentication. Additionally, the s app is also said to categorise the 's credentials into different categories such as Wi-Fi networks, s, and keys. There could be others as well, but no information about them is known at present.

Apple could be aiming to establish its management platform with this move. Currently, third-party apps such as 1, Last, and Proton offer management functionalities. Reportedly, the tech giant could let s import their data from third-party apps to its s app to make the transition easier.

However, Apple will have to offer a feature-packed app to lure people away from third-party apps. For instance, 1 offers sharing, file storage, vault and tag organisation, and additional field . At the moment, the full range of the s app's features is not known. These will only be known once Apple officially launches the app.

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