Apple's Passwords app on Mac will soon let you choose when it automatically locks. A new menu in macOS 27.3 beta offers one, three, or 10 minutes of inactivity, alongside options to lock when the Mac itself locks or sleeps, or for it to never automatically lock. In the current macOS 27.2 general release and earlier versions, the Passwords app uses a fixed three-minute inactivity timeout.
So when the update arrives in December, users will have more control over how long the app stays unlocked rather than rely on the default timeout. Apple added a dedicated Passwords app for managing iCloud passwords and logins with the release of macOS Sequoia in September 2024.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing