Here's how to use Apple's Passwords app, a central place to store all your secure logins across your devices.

Enter your phone number or email address -- the type depends on what the site is using -- and send it. The site then sends a verification code in the method you supplied.

How to use passkeys and verification codes The Passwords app supports two newer authentication features that improve both security and convenience: passkeys and verification codes.

Apple seems to have finally noticed the struggle, and in iOS 18.4, they’re rolling out a subtle but important fix inside the Passwords app: a countdown timer for verification codes.