Security Bite: Apple’s most impressive agentic AI feature yet is hiding in the Passwords app

Apple has quietly introduced an agentic AI feature in the Passwords app with iOS 27, capable of automatically generating, filling, and managing credentials across apps and websites without user prompts. The tool, showcased during WWDC26 but overshadowed by Child Safety and Siri updates, uses on-device intelligence to detect login fields, suggest strong passwords, and even update stored credentials when users change them. This marks Apple’s most advanced integration of proactive AI into a system utility, potentially reducing reliance on third-party password managers.

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