How to Turn on iCloud Keychain Access on Your iPhone

By Leanne Hays Updated 10/19/2020

With so many websites requiring usernames and passwords, and most of us using more than one device to accomplish tasks throughout the day, it can be difficult to keep track of all our accounts and login information. And while there are plenty of apps that can do this for you, your iPhone comes with this service built in. iCloud Keychain encrypts, stores, and keeps up to date credit card information, WiFi network information, and usernames and passwords for internet accounts. It also manages information for iOS Mail, Messages, Contacts, and Calendar apps across all your Apple devices which have Keychain enabled. Enabling your iCloud Keychain is a great way to keep yourself organized, so let’s get started learning how to turn on Keychain on your iPhone.

To activate Keychain on your iPhone:

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Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap on your name at the top of the page.

Tap on iCloud.
Scroll down to Keychain and tap it.

Toggle on Keychain.

Once you take these steps on your iPhone, Keychain will be ready to go. For more great tutorials on Apple products, check out our Tip of the Day.

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Leanne Hays

Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
In off-work hours, Leanne is a mother of two, homesteader, audiobook fanatic, musician, and learning enthusiast.

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