Apple Now Offers iCloud Passwords Chrome Extension to Windows After 'iCloud for Windows' Update v12.0

Urian B., Tech Times 01 February 2021, 12:02 am

Aside from iTunes, known as Apple's biggest offering on the Microsoft operating system Windows is the iCloud sync client for photos, files, and mail. Apple is now reportedly extending its presence on Microsoft Windows with its popular iCloud Passwords with a new iCloud Passwords Chrome extension.

Apple offers feature to Microsoft

According to an article by 9to5Mac, there was a recent Apple application introducing the iCloud Passwords to Windows users. The specifics can be seen on Chrome's Webstore online. As seen in the description, the iCloud Passwords was described as an app that will allow users to utilize the exact same strong Safari passwords that they create using their Apple device along with Chrome on the Windows OS.

After officially updating the iCloud for the Windows version 12.0, which had teased the extension's existence some time earlier this week, they then updated the new Passwords section seen on the list of their available services. Users need only to tap "Apply" in order to proceed located at the bottom opens up a dialog box for users to be able to download the said tool within Chrome.

Apple provides iOS and macOS feature on Chrome

It still provides the same access to the passwords that users have previously created or had automatically been generated, or have even been saved in the Safari for either the iOS or the macOS while still using Chrome. The simple sync is known to be bi-directional with the brand new credentials that users store within Google's own browser that is saved to their own iCloud Keychain making it very accessible for the iPad, the iPhone, and even the Mac devices.

The extension reportedly prompts users to "choose a saved password to use" which will allow them to tap in the list of different passwords that have already been saved while signing in. This particular iCloud Passwords Chrome tool is said to be the latest to join Apple's only other extension that is given for the older Windows, say the Windows 7 + 8 PCs, the iCloud Bookmarks.

Apple VS Facebook

While Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are in a heated exchange online due to Apple's new policy which aims to protect user data by allowing them to choose to either share their data or not, the company still maintains releasing new updates for its apps and services, according to an article by Business Insider. With the new iCloud Passwords, users might be expecting even more features which were previously offered on strict Apple devices only to come to Windows as well.

However, this still remains to be seen and it still completely depends on Apple as to whether they will be releasing more apps that are now Windows compatible. As of the moment, there are no new announcements regarding what else Apple is planning to share with Windows users coming from its iOS selection of applications, features, and even extensions.

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Written by Urian Buenconsejo