Use with apps

harsil

Is it possible to use 1Password with secure iPad apps, as opposed to websites, e.g. the Chase banking app?

hawkmoth

So far, no, it can't pass credentials to apps.

Megan

Hi @harsil,

In iOS 7, Apple does not provide developers with a way to directly interface with other apps. Unless the app has included support for 1Password explicitly, we cannot do anything (like filling) in another app. These sandboxing restrictions also prohibit 1Password from providing browser extensions for mobile browsers. This is why we have 1Browser available within the 1Password app: to allow you to take advantage of 1Password's stored information and filling capabilities.

Currently to log into other apps such as the Facebook native app, you need to copy and paste from the 1Password app. 1Password makes this easy as you can simply tap on the username or password to copy it. 1Password will then clear out the clipboard within a given time period to ensure that your important information does not stay in the clipboard after you no longer have a need for it. You can check out Apps that love 1Password to see which apps have added 1Password integration into their interface.

The awesome news though is that, in iOS 8, Apple is making it a little bit easier for apps to interact with each other in the form of app extensions. You can read more about this in our blog post: Introducing the 1Password App Extension for iOS 8 apps. Developers will still need to add the extension into their apps, so it might be an idea to share this blog post with your bank (and any of your other favourite apps too!) to encourage them to make life easier for 1Password users such as yourself. :)