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How to set up Proton Pass on your iPhone or iPad

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Using Proton Pass

Proton Pass is a password manager from Proton. As with our other products, we offer a fully-usable free version. If you wish to support Proton and gain access to advanced features, you can upgrade to a Proton Pass Plus, Proton Unlimited, or any Proton for Business plan. 

With a Proton Free plan, you get access to the following Proton Pass features:

  • Unlimited logins and notes
  • Unlimited devices
  • 1 vault
  • 10 email aliases

With a Proton Pass Plus, Proton Unlimited, or any Proton for Business plan, you get access to the following premium Pass features:

  • Unlimited logins and notes
  • Unlimited devices
  • 20 vaults
  • Unlimited email aliases
  • Integrated 2FA authenticator
  • Priority support

Proton Pass is available as a standalone browser extension for Firefox and Chrome and as an app for Android and iOS/iPadOS. In this article, we’ll show you how to set up Proton Pass on an iPhone or iPad. 

How to set up Proton Pass on your iPhone or iPad

1. Download and install Proton Pass for iOS and iPadOS(new window)

2. Sign in

If you use any Proton service, including Proton Mail, Proton Drive, Proton Calendar, or Proton Pass, or if you already have a Proton VPN account, you can sign in using your Proton Account username and password. 

Open the app and tap Create an account if you don’t already have a Proton Account. Once you’ve created an account, you can Sign in. If you already have a Proton Account, just Sign in using your Proton Account username and password. 

Sign in

How to enable autofill

The easiest way to use Proton Pass is to allow it to fill in your login details (your username and password) for you, which requires setting Proton Pass as the default password manager on your iPhone or iPad’s autofill settings. To do this, tap Go to Settings when you see this prompt from the Proton Pass app.

Enable autofill

This opens the iOS/iPadOS Passwords settings. Confirm your identity with Face ID or Touch ID, and tap Password Options. Ensure AutoFill Passwords is toggled on and select Proton Pass from the list.

Select Proton Pass as your default autofill service

If you prefer not to set Proton Pass as your default autofill app at this time, you’ll need to manually copy and paste your login details from Proton Pass to apps and web pages. 

Learn how to use Proton Pass on your iPhone or iPad

To enable Proton Pass at a future point, open the app and go to ProfileAutofill disabledOpen Settings.

If you prefer, you can enable autofill at a later time

When you enable autofill, you’ll be asked if you want to enable it for QuickType bar suggestions (enabled by default) and to Copy 2FA codes

You’ll be asked if you want to enable it for QuickType bar suggestions and to Copy 2FA codes

To enable (or disable) these settings at any time, open the Proton Pass app, go to Profile and toggle the QuickType bar suggestions and Copy 2FA code buttons on (or off). 

You can change these settings at a later point

Return to the Proton Pass app and tap Next.

Tap Next

How to enable biometric unlock

Depending on your iPhone or iPad model, Touch ID or Face ID provide a quick and convenient way to access your logins. To enable biometric login, simply tap Enable Touch ID or Enable Face ID, confirm your biometric ID when prompted, then tap Next at the confirmation screen. 

Enable fingerprint unlock

To enable fingerprint unlock at a future point, open the app and go to ProfileTouch ID or Face ID and toggle the switch on

If you prefer, you can enable biometric unlock at a later time

How to import from other password managers

If you’ve used a password manager before, you’ll probably want to import your saved passwords to Proton Pass.

Proton Pass makes it easy to migrate from other popular password managers, with built-in support for importing passwords and other data from many popular password managers and browsers. To do this, you’ll need to use our browser extension. 

Learn how to import to Proton Pass

You’re now ready to start using Proton Pass! 

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