Add, Edit, and Manage Saved Card Details in Safari on iPhone & iPad

Typing the same card number into every checkout page gets old fast. Safari can auto-fill saved card details for you, but only if they are saved in the right place.

Here is how to add, edit, and delete saved cards on iPhone and iPad, including the iOS 26 Wallet path and the older Settings route.

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Where Safari keeps your saved cards on iPhone and iPad

You tap a card field at checkout and the keyboard pops up instead of your saved card. Nine times out of ten, the card was never saved where Safari looks for it.

Cards used for Safari AutoFill live in one of two places, depending on your iOS version. On iOS 18 and 19, the entry sits under Settings → Apps → Safari. On iOS 26, Apple added a copy in the Wallet app, which is the quicker place to reach.

Both spots feed Safari the same list of cards, so you only need to add one once. On iOS 26, an edit you make in either spot syncs to the other after a moment.

Turn on card autofill in Safari

No card will fill a checkout form until the Credit Cards toggle is on. This is the step most readers miss, partly because Apple moved Safari into the new Apps section of Settings back in iOS 18.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Scroll down and tap Apps, then choose Safari from the list.
3. Tap AutoFill.
4. Turn on the Credit Cards toggle if it is not already enabled.

Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode when prompted. While you are on this screen, turn on Contact Info too if you want Safari to fill name and address fields at checkout. Our guide to managing addresses for Safari AutoFill on iPhone and iPad walks through that part.

You’ll know it worked when tapping a card field in Safari shows a card instead of the keyboard.

Add a new card to Safari

With AutoFill switched on, adding your first card takes about a minute. You can type the details by hand or scan the plastic with the camera.

1. Stay on the AutoFill screen and tap Saved Credit Cards.
2. Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
3. Tap Add Credit Card.
4. Type the card number, cardholder name, and expiration date by hand, or tap Use Camera to scan the card.
5. Tap Done at the top right.

The card appears at the top of any checkout form in Safari the next time you tap a card number field. Some sites still ask for the CVV.

TIP: iOS never stores the CVV, so you will type those three digits at every checkout. That is by design, not a bug.

Edit a saved card

Your name changed, or the expiry date rolled over. What you can actually fix depends on which iOS version you are running.

On iOS 18 and 19, the only field you can change after adding a card is the cardholder name. To update the number or expiration date, remove the card and add it again.

1. Open Settings, then Apps, then Safari, then AutoFill.
2. Tap Saved Credit Cards and authenticate.
3. Tap the card you want to update.
4. Edit the cardholder name and tap Done. Replace the card if you need to change the number or expiry date.

On iOS 26, Apple expanded what you can change. Open the Wallet app, tap the menu, choose AutoFill, and tap a card. You can now edit a description like “Personal Visa” or “Work Amex” so multiple cards stop blurring together, alongside the usual cardholder name.

Cards sync through iCloud Keychain, so an edit you make on your iPhone reaches your iPad and Mac too. Give it a minute before you assume the change failed.

Delete a saved card from Safari

Maybe the card expired, or you switched banks. Removing a card from AutoFill does not cancel the card itself or take it out of Apple Pay.

1. Open Settings, then Apps, then Safari, then AutoFill.
2. Tap Saved Credit Cards and authenticate.
3. Swipe left on the card you want to remove and tap Delete.

On iOS 26, the Wallet route is shorter: open Wallet, tap the menu, choose AutoFill, swipe left on the card, and tap Remove From AutoFill. The card stays in Apple Pay if it was already there.

Manage saved cards from the Wallet app on iOS 26

If you are on iOS 26, Wallet is the faster route. It shows the same cards as Settings but adds editable descriptions, virtual card numbers, and one-tap editing.

1. Open the Wallet app.
2. Tap the menu at the top right of the screen.
3. Tap AutoFill to see every card that Safari can offer.
4. Tap a card to edit its description, copy the masked number, or pull up a virtual card number when the issuer supports one.

According to Apple’s iPhone User Guide for filling in payment information, removing a card here only stops Safari from offering it. The card itself stays in Apple Pay.

Use a virtual card number at checkout

Some issuers hand you a throwaway number instead of your real one. Cards from participating banks (a rolling list that currently includes Capital One, Apple Card, and Citi in the US) expose a virtual card number inside Wallet on iOS 26.

1. Open the Wallet app and tap the menu.
2. Choose AutoFill, then pick the card.
3. Tap Card Number (the label varies by issuer) and authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID.
4. Tap Copy Virtual Card Number, then switch to Safari and paste it into the checkout field.

Virtual numbers act like single-use or merchant-locked cards, so a leaked number cannot be reused elsewhere.

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