[SOLVED] iPadOS: Not Autofilling Passwords

[SpicyTrigger]

Hi there,
I'm new to the whole iPadOS thing and tried to search for my issue but didn't seem to find any other posts or solutions.

As soon as I connect my iPad Pro 11" (2021) to the Magic Keyboard the option to autofill passwords is not shown anymore. I tested Safari & Firefox, in neither of them did it work.
If I take the iPad of the Magic Keyboard, the touch keyboard including the option to autofill my saved passwords reappears.


Is this supposed to happen like that? I mean I can handle it with the multitasking & 1Password but it would be much more convenient to autofill them directly from the browser.


Regards,
SpicyTrigger.

 

[cola79]

I have the same when i connect a Bluetooth keyboard. I think this happens because of security reasons, otherwise you could bypass the autofill by connecting a keyboard.

 

[haruhiko]

There should be a little horizontal bar at the bottom that gives you the option to auto fill passwords even with a physical keyboard connected. See if you can enable predictive typing and have the bar appear again.

 

[SpicyTrigger]

There should be a little horizontal bar at the bottom that gives you the option to auto fill passwords even with a physical keyboard connected. See if you can enable predictive typing and have the bar appear again.

THIS was it! Thank you so much, now the horizontal bar appears again with the Magic Keyboard attached 🥰

 

[haruhiko]

THIS was it! Thank you so much, now the horizontal bar appears again with the Magic Keyboard attached 🥰

You’re welcome Glad that it helped.

 

[foliovision]

I'd turned off predictive typing as I don't like it. If you have a keyboard attached to your iPad, to get the password dialogue box (which I get on my iPhone (iOS 15 & 16) to come up on iPadOS 16, predictive typing must be enabled.

I'm just writing the above hint in a very clear way for anyone else who stumbles on this post.