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How to Delete a Passkey on Apple, Windows and Android

The guide explains step by step how to remove stored passkeys from your Apple, Windows and Android devices.

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Robert

Created: December 9, 2022

Updated: December 3, 2024


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Where Passkeys are Stored

For Apple users with iOS 18+ or macOS 15+, their passkeys are now saved in the new Apple Passwords app. On devices with older operating systems, they continue to be stored in the personal Apple iCloud Keychain. While Apple and Windows 11 users can remove their passkeys in the operating system settings, Windows 10 users have to search a bit. Android users can delete their passkeys via the Google Password Manager.

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In order to make the search a bit easier on all devices, we have created a guide below on how to delete passkeys.

Disclaimer: This article is as of December 3, 2024. If functions change in the future, we will update the article accordingly.

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Remove Passkeys from your iOS or macOS Device stored in the Apple Passwords app, iCloud Keychain or Chrome Profile

iOS#

Delete Passkey on iOS < 18#

For iPhones running iOS 16 to iOS 17, here’s how you can remove your passkeys:

  1. Go to Settings on your iPhone.

  2. Search for Passwords in the search bar and click on Passwords.

Delete passkey on apple: iPhone-Settings

  1. Enter your Touch ID, Face ID or passcode (depends on your device and what you have set up).

  2. Search for the service / website and email / identifer you want to delete the passkey for and click on the entry.

Delete passkey on apple: Search for service/website

  1. Click Delete Passkey.

Delete passkey on apple: delete in Settings

  1. Click Delete Passkey in the pop-up.

Delete passkey on apple: PopUp Confirmation

If you own another Apple device using the same iCloud account, this passkey will be deleted there as well.

Delete Passkey on iOS 18+#

For iPhones running iOS 18+, there is a different method to manage and delete your passkeys. Here is how:

  1. Open the Apple Passwords app on your iPhone

  2. Click on Passkeys

Apple Passwords App IOS

  1. Search for the service / website and email / identifer you want to delete the passkey for and click on the entry. Passkeys Apple Passwords

  2. Click on Edit Edit Passkeys

  3. Click Delete Delete Passkeys

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macOS#

Delete Passkey on macOS < 15#

For Macs running macOS 13 to macOS 14, you can remove passkeys using the following method:

  1. Go to System Settings on your MacBook or iMac.

  2. Click Passwords in the sidebar.

Delete passkey on apple: MacOS Settings

  1. Enter your Touch ID or personal password.

  2. Click the info button next to the passkey you want to delete.

Delete passkey on apple: MacOS

  1. Click Edit.

Delete passkey on apple: MacOS

  1. Click Delete Passkey.

Delete passkey on apple: MacOS

  1. Click Delete Passkey in the pop-up window.

Delete passkey on apple: MacOS Pop-Up

If you own another Apple device using the same iCloud account, this passkey will be deleted there as well.

Delete Passkey on macOS 15+#

For all Macs running macOS 15+, passkeys can be managed and deleted in the Apple Passwords app:

  1. Open the Apple Passwords app on your Mac

  2. Click on Passkeys Apple Passwords macOS

  3. Search for the service / website and email / identifer you want to delete the passkey for and click on the entry.

  4. Click on Edit Appel Passwords macOS Passkeys

  5. Click on Delete Apple Passwords macOS Edit Passkey

Delete Passkey on macOS from Chrome Profile#
  1. Open your Google Chrome browser settings in the top right corner. Click on Passwords and Autofill and then on Google Password Manager.

delete passkey macos chrome profile browser settings

  1. In the Google Password Manager, stay on the top left and click on the third menu item Settings (don't scroll down the password list in the center of the page).

delete passkey macos chrome profile google password manager

  1. In the Settings, search for the item Manage passkeys in your Chrome profile and click on this item.

delete passkey macos chrome profile delete button

  1. A new tab opens (Settings > Autofill and passwords) where you will see a list of all passkeys stored in your Chrome profile. Look for the site for which you want to delete passkey, click on the three dots and on Delete.

delete passkey macos chrome profile manage passkeys

  1. Confirm by clicking on the Delete button in the modal.

delete passkey macos chrome profile confirm

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Remove passkeys from your Windows device and Windows Hello

Delete Passkey on Windows 10#

For deleting passkeys on Windows 10, please have a look at our dedicated blog post on removing passkeys on Windows 10.

Delete Passkey on Windows 11#

Currently, passkeys can only be deleted if you have Windows 11 (e.g., Home Build version 10.0.22521) installed and use Chrome browser version 108+. If you have the Windows 11 23H2 version, you can use the new Passkey Delete UI. (In some cases, the new UI is also already enabled for Windows 11 22H2 devices).

  1. Either go to "Accounts > Passkeys" in the settings on the Windows device or search for "Passkey settings" in the search bar.

Delete passkey on Windows 11 23H2: Account settings

  1. Search for the website where you want to delete the passkey for, e.g. "Corbado".

Delete passkey on Windows 11 23H2: Passkey settings

  1. All stored passkeys for this website are displayed. Click on the three dots and "Delete passkey".

  2. If you decided to delete the passkey in the previous step, you need to confirm the deletion by clicking "Delete". Afterwards the passkey is deleted (but not your account).

Delete passkey on Windows 11 23H2: Confirm

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If you have an older version of Windows 11, you can delete your passkeys in this way.

  1. Go to Settings in Chrome.

Delete passkey on Windows 11: Password Manager

  1. Search for passkey in the search bar and click on Password Manager.

Delete passkey on Windows 11: Chrome Settings

  1. Click on Manage passkeys.

Delete passkey on Windows 11: Manage Passkeys Page

  1. Click on the dots next to the passkey you want to delete.

  2. Click "Delete".

Delete passkey on Windows 11: Delete Passkey Button

Android#

Remove passkeys from your Android device and Google Password Manager

Currently, the only way to delete your passkey is if you have Windows 11 (e.g., Home Build version 10.0.22521) installed and use Chrome browser version 108+.

  1. Go to Settings in Chrome.

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  1. Click on Password Manager in Chrome setting.

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  1. Search for the website where you want to delete the passkey for, e.g. "corbado.com" and click on the relevant entry.

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  1. All stored passkeys for this website are displayed. You can edit and delete the passkey.

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  1. If you decided to delete the passkey in the previous step, you need to confirm the deletion. Afterwards the passkeys is deleted (but not your account).

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