MacworldApples upgraded Passwords app in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 may be motivation for you to consolidate passwords youre managing elsewhere. If you ever use Chrome or have a Google account, its very likely you have password management set up alongside your Google Account. Fortunately, its easy to migrate them into Apples system.A Mac is required, as Passwords for iOS and iPadOS doesnt offer an import option. Heres how to proceed:Open ChromeGo tohttps://passwords.google.com.Click the Gear icon at top to the right of the label Password Manager.Click the Export button to the right of Export Passwords.Confirm your choice by clicking Export. This will create a file thats downloaded with the plain text of all your passwords. (Passkeys cant be exported, but if youre using Apple devices, theyre already managed by the operating system and synced with iCloud.)When prompted to confirm your identity, do so. I was prompted for both a passkey and my account password.The file is now downloaded to your default downloads folder in Chrome. Find it, then launch Passwords.In Passwords, chooseFile > Import Passwords from File.Click Choose File.Select the passwords file via the open dialog and click Import.Authenticate by using a fingerprint or other method.The import completes with a summary dialog. Make sure you dont miss itits not modal and may hide behind the main Passwords window, as it did for me. Passwords tells you if there are any duplicates on import, which it skips. You can use this as a guide to delete or update outdated entries in Passwords. (Apple doesnt create an imported group or provide any way to determine when the passwords entries were added.)iCloud Passwords lets you know if there are duplicates when you import passwords.If you choose to update Passwords by removing duplicate entries there, you can just import the same text file again: Passwords will now skip all the entries it successfully imported and only import the ones that replace the items you just deleted.Make sure and delete the downloaded file when youre done and empty the trash. You dont want to keep passwords in plain text on your computer.ApplesiCloud Passwords extension for Google Chromelets you fill in passwords from your iCloud-based storehouse so you dont lose access to those entries when using Chrome in the future. An option in iCloud Passwords lets you disable password autofill by Chrome so you dont wind up with conflicting entries.Enable Turn Off Chrome AutoFill to avoid double prompts to passwords: one from iCloud Passwords and the other from Chrome.This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Stewart.Ask Mac 911Weve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently, along with answers and links to columns:read our super FAQto see if your question is covered. If not, were always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours tomac911@macworld.com, including screen captures as appropriate and whether you want your full name used. Not every question will be answered; we dont reply to emails, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice.