I get the impression Apple doesn't want a dedicated app for passwords because they don't want people to think about passwords.
It shouldn't be something people manage, hassle, or worry over. They likely want people to just be able to open their phones and have it uniquely identify them seamlessly across a variety of sites.
> I get the impression Apple doesn't want a dedicated app for passwords because they don't want people to think about passwords.
I think you're right. Ventura's Passwords Settings shows that they're in transition away from the archaic Keychain app to something. My guess is that they're skating to where the puck will be in 2025 when Passkeys are universally supported, and for most use cases auth will be automatic.
It shouldn't be something people manage, hassle, or worry over. They likely want people to just be able to open their phones and have it uniquely identify them seamlessly across a variety of sites.
Unfortunately, they're not quite there yet.