Apple has true to its word, updated the privacy of its browser, Safari for both mobile and desktop with iOS 12 and Mojave update making users-protection a priority with security enhancements including integration with third-party password managers and implementation of tracking protection against web cookies.
Safari browser's update happens once in a year, albeit perhaps more strategic than most of the other rivals, like Chrome or Firefox that carries out several updates per year, as it brings huge changes to the browser.
Safari makes it harder for web trackers with "Intelligent Tracking Protection" which gets even tougher with macOS Mojave and iOS 12 update.
Apple has also added a new API, which developers can implement with their apps for auto-filling of passwords from a third-party password manager in Safari and appropriately-coded apps. While Safari for iPhone, will automatically extract passwords from the password manager via Safari's QuickType bar, and validated by a fingerprint scan or Face ID.
For both iOS and macOS, it automatically retrieve and auto-fill the passwords by default, though such passwords must be made up of 20 random characters, with at least one number and a dash.
The passwords are stored in iCloud Keychain, and it requires a site's or service's credentials when accessing the same site or service from an iPhone or iPad logged into the iCloud account.
The updated Safari will be bundled with macOS 10.14 'Mojave' and iOS 12, while those MacOS users who still run High Sierra (10.13) and Sierra (10.12) will have to get it as a separate download.
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