iCloud For Windows Gaining Support For iCloud Passwords Chrome Extension

Apple yesterday released a new version of iCloud for Windows 10, and based on multiple reports and the update's release notes, it appears Apple is introducing an iCloud Passwords extension designed for Chrome, which will allow "iCloud" Keychain passwords to be used on Windows machines. MacRumors reports: As noted by The 8-Bit and a few other sources, the update adds support for an "iCloud" Passwords Chrome extension." After installing version 12 of "iCloud" for Windows, there's a new "Passwords" section in the app with an "iCloud" Keychain logo. When attempting to use the feature, though, the "iCloud" app prompts users to download a Chrome extension, but the extension is broken and clicking to install leads to a broken web page.

This is likely a bug that will be addressed in the near future, and it sounds like when it is functional, Windows users will be able to access their "iCloud" Keychain passwords on their Windows machines through the Chrome browser. It's not clear if Apple will offer this extension for Mac machines in the future as well, and it appears to be limited to Windows at this time.

Now make iCloud for Linux!

[RazorSharp]

Using the browser or a wrapper app for iCloud is a substandard experience. Come on, Apple, help out your Linux users!

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[exomondo]

Apple doesn't care about Linux users, that's why they're moving to a new SoC with a bunch of special-purpose, proprietary processors. Using an x86 CPU with commodity Intel/AMD graphics was nice because there was no special sauce there, now that it's ARM64 plus a whole bunch of co-processors the best you can really hope for is to run Linux on the ARM cores, which I'm sure will work but emulating all tasks for all the other purpose-built silicon will mean performance and battery life will suffer compared to m

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[drinkypoo]

In fact Linux users are the enemy to Apple because they put the lie to Apple's supposed technical superiority (in software) and generally don't believe in walled gardens.

Use BitWarden instead

[93 Escort Wagon]

Or LastPass, if you prefer. They are more featureful than iCloud Keychain (I say that based on personal experience), and work with most browsers and operating systems. Plus they give you ways to retrieve your data, if you decide you want to move to a different product.

Honeypot

[CaptQuark]

Wow. Using an Apple keychain in a Chrome browser on a Windows OS. Who could resist hacking that -- the ultimate honeypot.

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WINE Support?

[hduff]

Who will be the first to make this run with WINE?