SHORT ANSWER
- AirDrop Passwords from iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings → Open Passwords tab → Unlock with Face ID/Touch ID → Select Password → Click the Share icon → AirDrop → Select your receiver device.
- AirDrop Passwords from Mac: Launch Apple Menu → Select System Settings or System Preferences → Click Passwords → Unlock with Admin Password or Touch ID → Choose Password → Tap Share → AirDrop → Choose your receiver device.
If you want to share passwords or passkeys among your Apple devices, AirDrop makes the task easy. To store your passwords, Apple devices offer a dedicated management system called Keychain. Right from your device setting, you can access the stored passwords and share them with the respective person via AirDrop.
In this guide, we will explain the steps to AirDrop passwords from iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Requirements to AirDrop Passwords
- You should have your Apple devices closer to each other to AirDrop the passwords.
- Turn on AirDrop, WiFi, and Bluetooth on your Apple devices.
- Ensure your iPhone is updated to iOS 17 or above and your Mac device is running on macOS Yosemite or above.
- Change the AirDrop Settings on your Apple device is set to Contacts Only or Everyone.
How to AirDrop Passwords
After making the necessary requirements, go on with the steps to AirDrop Password between your Apple devices.
From iPhone and iPad
1. Go to Settings and choose Passwords. If your device runs on iOS 18, launch the dedicated Passwords app on your iPhone.
2. Unlock it using your system lock (Face ID or Touch ID).
3. Choose the password you want to share and tap on the Share icon.
4. Click on the AirDrop option and choose the receiver device from the list.
From Mac
1. On your Mac device, open the Apple menu and choose System Settings or System Preferences.
2. Click on the Passwords tab and unlock it with your device Admin Password or Touch ID.
3. Search for the password that you want to AirDrop to other Apple devices.
4. Tap on the Share icon and choose the AirDrop option.
5. Select your receiver device to AirDrop the password.
Note: Alternatively, on your Mac device, launch the Safari browser, select the Settings menu → Passwords → Unlock it with the device Admin Password or Touch ID → Choose the password → Click Share with AirDrop → Select your receiver device → Click Accept on the receiver device.
How to AirDrop Passwords via Proximity Sharing
There is another easy way to share passwords between two iPhones. With the iOS 17 update, Apple has introduced Proximity Sharing. It helps you to share passwords and other files between two iOS devices by bringing the devices close to each other.
1. Head to Settings and choose the General option.
2. Tap on AirDrop and enable Bringing Devices Together.
3. Now, head back to Settings and unlock the Passwords tab with your system lock.
4. Choose the password and click the Share icon.
5. Bring your iPhones closer to AirDrop the Password and tap Accept on the receiver device to save the password.
Can I Share My WiFi Password Through AirDrop?
No. You don’t need AirDrop to share the WiFi password. You can share it by simply linking the same iCloud account on both devices.
1. Sign in using the same iCloud account on both iPhones.
2. Ensure that your Apple ID email address is saved in the receiver iPhone’s Contacts.
3. You should have connected one iPhone to a WiFi network. If not, connect it to the network to share the password to another device.
4. On the iPhone without internet, go to Settings and choose Wi-Fi. Select the network to which the other iPhone is connected.
5. On the iPhone connected to the network, you will receive a prompt. Click on the Share Password option.
6. The other iPhone without internet will be prompted to connect; tap Join to connect to the WiFi network.
Frequently Asked Questions
The AirDrop feature may not work for many reasons. Some of the main reasons are the Personal Hotspot and the Do Not Disturb Mode enabled on your Apple device. Ensure to disable these options on your device to make the AirDrop work. Also, check whether you have enabled the iCloud Password & Keychain on your iPhone.