28.10.2013 15:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

How to use iCloud Keychain

Apple's new iCloud Keychain aims to solve an irritating problem: even if you've entered usernames and passwords on your Mac, you still have to reenter every single one manually on your iPhone and iPad (as well as any other Macs you use). As of OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7.0.3, however, iCloud Keychain keeps these account credentials, along with credit card numbers and other personal information (including your account settings for email, contacts, calendars, and social networking services) in sync across your Macs and iOS devices automatically.Plus, Safari on both platforms now sports new features that integrate with iCloud Keychain, such as a built-in random password generator and an improved autofill capability. (Third-party apps may add support for iCloud Keychain in the future.)The setup process for iCloud Keychain is suprisingly involved, and has a couple of less-than-obvious steps. However, once you've done this for each of your devices, iCloud Keychain syncs invisi

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