Experiment #2 - Custom browsers

Mathieu_1P
Mathieu_1P
in Labs

Hi everyone!

We are very excited about our second experiment: custom browsers! If you've been following the nightly channel on macOS, you might have had the chance to take this for a spin already. It is a recurring request for us to support new and interesting browsers but it can be hard for us to stay on top of this changing landscape when properly vetting an upcoming browser can be time consuming. By enabling this feature, you now have the ability to make an informed decision about a new/interesting browser's use even if we haven't yet had the time to do our own investigations.

While we hope to bring this feature to other platforms as well in the future, it will initially only be available on macOS

We're eager to hear your thoughts and experiences with Labs as you try it out. Let us know what you think below in this thread.

Ultimately I'd love to hear feedback on two very specific questions:
1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?
2. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

Comments

  • reacuna
    reacuna
    Community Member

    Hi,

    1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?

    Yes it does. I've been using Orion for over a year and now that there's 1Password support it can really be my new default browser.

    1. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

    Sure, if that would enable me to stop using the Nightly channel - having extra stability with my passwords is something that I like having, even though I'm willing to 'take a walk on the wild side' now and then.

  • ygz
    ygz
    Community Member
    1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?

    I really like using ungoogled-chromium for privacy purposes. I generally build the browser myself and update the code as my liking. So yeah this feature really helps.

    1. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

    If that means that 1Password would perform better. Yeah go ahead :)

  • MaxensV
    MaxensV
    Community Member

    Hello, when I try to use this (amazing) new feature with ungoogled-chromium version 115.0.5790.170 (arm) installed with brew, I get this error message: The selected application was signed in an unsupported or may be missing a require identifier. However, I tried to install the 1password extension, and 1password beta (chrome web store) on the browser. But it doesn't work either way

  • chapukwuk
    chapukwuk
    Community Member
    edited September 3

    Hello.

    1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?

    Yes. I recently installed the Beta product, and I am using this feature with Orion browser on macOS. As far as I can tell, the integration is working properly.

    1. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

    From my perspective, I hope for it to be in the Stable product. However, I can also understand that it could be an additional burden to provide ongoing support for this feature. Either way, I appreciate that 1Password is continuing to regularly improve its products and test and implement useful features.

  • Thomas8520
    Thomas8520
    Community Member
    edited September 4

    Hi, this doesn't seem to be working...

    1Password: Mac 8.10.16 (81016015)
    Browser: Wavebox 10.116.10, Chromium 116.0.5845.141
    1Password extension: 2.14.1

    Connect to browsers not vetted is enabled, but when I open 1Password in the browser I just get the "Chrome has an update available" message...

    I've also tried it with Sidekick 114.50.2.35130, which despite being an older Chromium doesn't show the out-of-date warning, but still prompts for the password...

    I've tried quitting and restarting 1Password and both browsers, but neither allows me to log in without using my password. The integration with Wavebox had been intermittently working until the beginning of August, provided the release was still on the beta channel (https://1password.community/discussion/comment/693078#Comment_693078). Is there anything else I can try to get this working?

  • jacob1p
    jacob1p
    Community Member
    1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?

    Yes! I use it with Wavebox, and love it!

    1. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

    Absolutely yes! Please ship to the Stable product!

  • Mitch
    Mitch

    Thanks for the feedback everyone! We are looking forward to bringing trusted browser support to stable for everyone, starting with adding it to Labs.

    @Thomas8520 in the stable channel, you will need to enable the feature first by going to Settings > Labs > Enable custom browser support. Let me know if you've done that and it still doesn't connect.

  • rzlprnft
    rzlprnft
    Community Member
    edited September 13

    @MaxensV I also get the error message "The selected application was signed in an unsupported or may be missing a require identifier." when trying to add Chromium installed via Homebrew as a trusted browser. I'm on Chromium 119.0.6007.0 (Developer Build) (arm64) and 1Password for Mac 8.10.16 (81016039) (NIGHTLY Channel).

    I could install the 1Password extension in Chromium without a problem. Did you find a solution to this?

  • helloworld1231
    helloworld1231
    Community Member

    It doesn't work for me either. I would love to see this feature, but like the other Chromium users, I have the same problem with ungoogled-chromium via brew.

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Go to Labs in the 1Password app settings and enable the custom browser support
    2. Go to 1Password extension settings and enable Integrate with 1Password app
    3. Go to Browser in the 1Password app settings, click Add Browser, select Chromium.app from /Applications/.

    Expected behavior

    From now on, the 1Password extension and app sync their unlock state. So if the app is unlocked, the extension is too.

    Actual behavior

    When selecting the Chromium.app in step 3. the 1Password app shows the following error:

    The selected application was signed in an unsupported way or may be missing a required identifier.

    Versions

    1Password version: 1Password for Mac 8.10.16 (81016043), BETA
    1Password extension version: 1Password in the browser 2.14.1 21400102, STABLE
    Chromium version: 114.0.5735.198 (installed via brew eloston-chromium)

  • prenagha
    prenagha
    Community Member

    The Lab explanatory text mentions Safari, yet if I use the function to add the system built-in Safari /Applications/Safari.app I get an error message:
    The selected application was signed in an unsupported way or may be missing a required identifier.
    I assume I don't need to trust the built-in Safari and this is expected - might want to adjust the message to say that so people don't think its an error.
    Or show built-in browsers as already trusted in the list.

    1P version: 1Password for Mac 8.10.16 (81016047)
    Mac: ventura 13.5.2

  • TwinTraveller
    TwinTraveller
    Community Member
    1. Does this experiment allow you to make use of your favourite browser?

    Yes. Finally able to use Wavebox with 1Password :)

    1. Should we ship custom browsers in the Stable product?

    Absolutely. Good to see that this has moved from beta to production. Now I can also use it for work.