If you can't join a shared password group
You might have to update your device or accept the group invitation in Passwords in the Settings app.
Shared password groups
Shared password groups offer an easy, secure way to share passwords and passkeys with your family and other trusted contacts. When you join a shared password group, passwords and passkeys shared in the group are suggested automatically when signing in on websites or in apps.
Choose which passwords to share and delete your passwords from the group at any time.
Anyone in the group can add passwords, and all shared passwords are kept in sync on everyone's device.
The person who creates the group can add or remove other members, or delete the group. You receive a notification whenever anyone else is invited to the group. You can leave the group at any time — and, when you leave, you take your passwords and passkeys with you.
If you receive an invitation to a shared password group
When someone adds you to a shared password group, they have the option to notify you via Messages. When you tap the iMessage invitation, you should be taken to Passwords in the Settings app (or System Settings on your Mac) to view and respond to the invitation.
If Settings or System Settings doesn't open, or you can't join a shared passwords group:
Update your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the latest software version. Then accept the invitation again in Passwords in the Settings app (or System Settings on Mac).
You might have received an invitation from someone who you don't have saved in Contacts. If you're sure that you know and trust this person, you can accept the invitation in Passwords in the Settings app (or System Settings on Mac).
Update your iPhone, iPad, or Mac
When you move a password or passkey to a shared password group, you can see that password or passkey only on a device with iOS 17 or later, iPadOS 17 or later, or macOS Sonoma or later. When you join a shared password group, you should update all of your Apple devices to make sure that your passwords and passkeys are available everywhere.
Respond to the invitation in Settings or System Settings
Open Settings (or System Settings on Mac).
Scroll down and select Passwords.
Select Group Invitations, then select View on the invitation.
Select Accept to join the group (or decline the invitation).
If you don't recognize the person who invited you to the shared password group
You shouldn't accept an invitation to a shared password group from someone that you don't know or trust. Instead, you should decline the invitation in Settings (or System Settings).
